Conveyor belt scraper
OwnerNeville R. T. Stocktoninventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a conveyor scraper assembly which includes a track arrangement which is adapted for location beneath a conveyor belt, a carriage which is adapted for engagement with and sliding movement on the track arrangement, means for locking the carriage to the track a plurality of aligned scraper blade assemblies and springs resiliently connecting the blade assemblies to the carriage.
Claims8
A conveyor scraper assembly including a track arrangement which is adapted for location beneath a conveyor belt, a carriage which is adapted for engagement with and sliding movement on the track arrangement, means for locking the carriage to the track arrangement, a plurality of aligned scraper blade assemblies and at least one coil spring arrangement connecting the blade assemblies to the carriage so that the blades on the assemblies are biased onto the underside of the belt against the direction of belt travel in use, each coil spring arrangement including a continuous element which is formed into at least two spaced and axially aligned coils with the portion of the element between the coils being bent into one or more loops by means of which the arrangement may releasably be fastened to the carriage with the free ends of the element extending in a common plane from the coils and being secured to the scraper blade assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.