Coupling assembly for bulk material conveying systems

In an apparatus having an endless rope assembly provided with spaced discs for conveying bulk materials therethrough, an assembly comprising:

• a first conduit section receiving said rope assembly therethrough, having a laterally projecting flange portion;
• a second conduit section receiving said rope assembly therethrough;
• one of said conduit sections having a portion projecting into the other of said conduit sections;
• first and second coupling members, each including a section overlying and engaging a portion of said second conduit section, a first flange section engageable in mating relation with said laterally projecting flange portion of said first conduit section and a second flange section disposed in opposed relation with a comparable second flange section of the other of said coupling members;
• sealing means disposed between said first flange sections of said coupling members and said laterally projecting flange portion of said first conduit section, and between said first and second conduit sections;
• means for securing said first flange sections of said second members to said laterally projecting flange portion of said first conduit section, when engaged in mating relation;
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• means for securing said second flange sections of said coupling members together when disposed in opposed relation;
• whereby said coupling members firmly engage and are secured to said first conduit section and firmly clamp onto said second conduit section to apply axial and radial forces on said sealing means to provide a fluid-tight seal between said conduit sections.