Gate retention mechanism for a conveyor assembly
AssigneeIndustrial Design Fabrication & Installation, Inc.
InventorsTodd Jager, Carlton Beers
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Abstract
A rail section for use in a rail switch and method for assembling same are provided. The rail section is connected to a switch mounting by inserting a portion of the switch mounting through an aperture provided in the rail section and then applying a double weld. Similarly, a gate operating mechanism is connected to the rail section by inserting a portion of the gate operating mechanism through an aperture provided in the rail section and then applying a double weld. A receptor portion of the rail section that is reinforced to withstand a greater load is also provided. A plurality of gate retention mechanisms are also disclosed.
Claims18
A removable gate retention mechanism for a switching assembly on a conveyor, the gate retention mechanism comprising a pin operably connected to a gate and a bushing positioned and welded in a rail so as to extend through an aperture in the rail and be held in place by a first weld mounting and a second weld mounting, the bushing having a portion for receipt of at least a portion of the pin, the pin being removably attached to the bushing for releasable attachment of the gate to the rail.
A removable gate retention mechanism for a switching assembly on a conveyor, the gate retention mechanism comprising a bushing positioned and welded in a rail and arranged to receive a pin therethrough, the bushing extending through an aperture in the rail and held in place by a first weld mounting and a second weld mounting, the pin being insertable on a first side of the bushing and rail and extending through the bushing outward from a second side of the bushing and rail, the pin carrying a gate rotatable thereon and secured by an attachment device to the pin arranged on the second side of the bushing and rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.