Concrete roller

An apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor roller including
• a roller body defining a fill cavity,
• a concrete material at least partially filling the fill cavity, and
• a bearing assembly coupled to the roller body, wherein the bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body;
• and
• wherein the roller body includes one or more spokes that segment the fill cavity into separate cavities to reduce pooling of the concrete material.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor roller including
• a roller body including a concrete material, wherein the concrete material has an outer surface,
• a bearing assembly coupled to the roller body, wherein the bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body, and
• a cover layer covering the outer surface of the roller body, wherein the cover layer is made from a material having greater tensile strength than the concrete material to enhance the tensile strength of the conveyor roller.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor roller including
• a roller body defining a fill cavity, the roller body including
• a concrete material at least partially filling the fill cavity,
• an inner tube radially disposed inside the concrete material, and
• an outer tube, wherein the inner tube is received in the outer tube, wherein
• the fill cavity is defined between the outer tube and the inner tube, wherein at least the outer tube is clear for visualizing voids in the concrete material, and
• a bearing assembly coupled to the roller body, wherein the bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor roller including
• a roller body including
• a concrete material, wherein the concrete material has an outer surface,
• an outer sleeve, and
• an inner support structure received in the outer sleeve, wherein the inner support structure includes an inner hub,
• one or more spokes extending in a radially outward direction from the inner hub;
• and
• a rim connecting the spokes together at a position radially outward from the inner hub,
• a bearing assembly coupled to the roller body, wherein the bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body, and
• a cover layer covering the outer surface of the roller body.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor roller including
• a roller body defining a fill cavity,
• a concrete material at least partially filling the fill cavity,
• a bearing assembly coupled to the roller body, wherein the bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body, and
• wherein the bearing assembly includes one or more spacer tabs configured to keep the thickness of the fill cavity consistent.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor roller including
• a roller body including a concrete material, wherein the concrete material has an outer surface,
• a bearing assembly coupled to the roller body, wherein the bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body,
• a cover layer covering the outer surface of the roller body, and
• wherein the bearing assembly includes a body portion with one or more ribs radially extending therefrom.

A method, comprising:

• holding a concrete material in place with a roller body;
• securing a bearing assembly to the roller body;
• and
• curing the concrete material while incorporated with the roller body.