Belt-pulled drag conveyor
AssigneeEBM Mill & Elevator Supply, Inc.
InventorClayton S. Ellsworth
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Abstract
A conveyer for particulate or comminuted material having flighting carried by a belt rather than a chain or cable. The flat belt is oriented with its broad sides in a substantially vertical plane and is driven and supported by pulleys at each end of the trough.
Claims4
A drag type conveyor comprising a trough, flight units movably disposed transversely of said trough, flexible belt means joining and extending above said flight units, said belt means being flat and having its longer sides in a substantially vertical plane, power means in driving engagement with said belt means whereby said flight units are caused to move a material longitudinally of said trough, said power means including a driver pulley engaged with the portion of said belt means which extends above said flight units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.