Safety return idler glove
OwnerCharles A. Fryeinventor
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Abstract
A guard bracket including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is for attaching to an existing attachment point hardware of an exposed return roller of a conveyor belt system to facilitate installation of the guard bracket on the conveyor belt system. The second portion extends from the first portion, and is for preventing accumulation of debris between the guard bracket and the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system. The third portion extends from the second portion, and in combination with the second portion, are for capturing an end of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system when the end of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system becomes disengaged and free-falling, even when the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system is still spinning.
Claims44
A guard bracket for attaching to existing attachment point hardware of an exposed return roller of a conveyor belt system to facilitate installation of said guard bracket on the conveyor belt system, for preventing accumulation of debris between said guard bracket and the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system, and for capturing an end of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system when the end of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system becomes disengaged and free-falling, even when the exposed return roller of said conveyor belt system is still spinning, said guard bracket comprising:
- a) a first portion;
- b) a second portion;
- and
- c) a third portion;
- wherein said first portion is for attaching to the existing attachment point hardware of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system to facilitate the installation of said guard bracket on the conveyor belt system;
- wherein said second portion extends from said first portion;
- wherein said second portion is for preventing the accumulation of the debris between said guard bracket and the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system;
- wherein said third portion extends from said second portion;
- wherein said third portion, in combination with said second portion, are for capturing the end of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system when the end of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system becomes disengaged and free-falling, even when the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system is still spinning;
- wherein said first portion is a trapezoidal-shaped plate;
- and
- wherein said trapezoidal-shaped plate of said first portion is for attaching to the existing attachment point hardware of the exposed return roller of the conveyor belt system to facilitate the installation of said guard bracket on the conveyor belt system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.