Claims
- 1. A sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor, comprising:
a) a conveyor slat support frame, b) a plurality of elongated conveyor slats supported on the frame for longitudinal reciprocation, and c) means on adjacent slats for cooperative interengagement to provide a passageway communicating at one end with the load-supporting surface of a slat and extending upward therefrom and thence downward to the opposite end of said passageway.
- 2. A sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor, comprising:
a) a conveyor slat-support frame, b) a plurality of elongated conveyor slots supported on the frame for longitudinal reciprocation, and c) means for forming a passageway communicating at one end with the load-supporting surface of one of an adjacent pair of slats and extending upward therefrom and thence downward for communicating at the opposite end of said passageway with a space between the adjacent slats.
- 3. A sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor, comprising:
a) a conveyor slat support frame, b) a plurality of elongated conveyor slats supported on the frame for longitudinal reciprocation, c) one longitudinal side portion of each of adjacent slats having a substantially inverted U-shape cross section extending upwardly from the load-supporting surface of the slat, d) the opposite longitudinal side portion of said slat having an upwardly extending flange configured for free reception upwardly into the space within the inverted U-shape side portion of the adjacent conveyor slat, e) the terminal end of the inverted U-shape portion being spaced from the load-supporting surface of the adjacent slat and the flange portion being spaced from the inner surface of the U-shape portion for providing a passageway extending upwardly from the load-supporting surface of the adjacent slat and around the upper end of the flange and thence downwardly to the space between the adjacent slats.
- 4. The conveyor of claim 3 wherein the slats are of unitary construction with the U-shape side portion and flange side portion formed integral with the intermediate load-supporting portion.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional application Serial No. 60/376,064, filed Apr. 25, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60376064 |
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