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US 7,448,486 B1Granted
Telescoping conveyor drive system
AssigneeMasaba, Inc.
InventorsJim Frankl, Clay Crandall
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AssigneeMasaba, Inc.
InventorsJim Frankl, Clay Crandall
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An extendable conveyor apparatus is disclosed and comprises a stationary conveyor section, a movable conveyor section extendable with respect to the stationary conveyor section, and a movement assembly configured to move the movable conveyor section with respect to the stationary conveyor section. The movement assembly comprises a plurality of teeth mounted on a first conveyor section, and a teeth engaging apparatus mounted on a second conveyor section and configured to engage and move the teeth on the first conveyor section with respect to the second conveyor section. A system for moving a first elongate structure with respect a second elongate structure comprises a plurality of teeth in a substantially linear arrangement for mounting on the first elongate structure, and a teeth engaging apparatus configured for mounting on the second elongate structure, the teeth engaging structure comprising a chain loop engaging the teeth such that rotation of the loop moves the first elongate structure relative to the second elongate structure.
An extendable conveyor apparatus comprising:
An extendable conveyor apparatus comprising:
An extendable conveyor apparatus comprising:
A system for moving a first elongate structure with respect to a second elongate structure, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.