Conveyor assembly including a trapdoor assembly having a device
AssigneeMotor City Wash Works, Inc.
InventorsRobert Wentworth, Douglas J. Calvin
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Abstract
A conveyor assembly is provided for movably supporting a tire of a vehicle. The conveyor assembly includes a track, a dolly, and a trapdoor assembly. The track is configured for supporting the tire of the vehicle. The track terminates at an edge, and a gap is defined beyond the edge. The dolly is configured to move along the track to the edge so as to guide the tire along the track to the edge. The trapdoor assembly is configured to substantially cover the gap when in a closed position and is movable to an open position to uncover the gap and allow the dolly to translate around the edge. The trapdoor assembly includes a device configured to prevent a human from inadvertently opening the trapdoor assembly.
Claims22
A conveyor assembly for movably supporting a tire of a vehicle, the conveyor assembly comprising:
- a track configured for supporting the tire of the vehicle;
- wherein the track terminates at an edge, and a gap is defined beyond the edge;
- a dolly configured to move along the track to the edge so as to guide the tire along the track to the edge;
- a trapdoor assembly configured to substantially cover the gap when in a closed position and movable to an open position to uncover the gap and allow the dolly to translate around the edge;
- wherein the trapdoor assembly includes a device configured to prevent a human from inadvertently opening the trapdoor assembly.
A trapdoor assembly for a conveyor assembly having a support structure, a track terminating at an edge, and a dolly movable along the track, the trapdoor assembly comprising:
- a trapdoor assembly configured to substantially cover a gap defined beyond the edge when in a closed position and movable to an open position to uncover the gap and allow the dolly to translate around the edge;
- wherein the trapdoor assembly includes a device configured to prevent a human from inadvertently opening the trapdoor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.