Conveyor belt slat

US10273089B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Prince Castle LLC · US

Inventors

• Matthew Adomaitis · Aurora, US
• Frank Anthony Agnello · South Elgin, US
• Richard Bauer · Easton, US
• Eloy Cerda · Westchester, US
• Mark Fastabend · Chicago, US
• Sean Patrick Forrest · Paddy Lane, US
• Charles B. Hartfelder · Bartlett, US
• Karl Heinze · Chicago, US
• Scott R. Hammac · Joliet, US
• Kyle Kestner · Schaumburg, US
• Christine S. Laub · Roselle, US
• Eugene S. Maslana · Arlington Heights, US
• Calvin States Nelson · Round Lake Beach, US
• Laurence A. Schoell · Shorewood, US
• Zoran Ulicevic · Wheaton, US
• Aleksandr Yazvin · Glenview, US
• Loren Veltrop · Chicago, US
• Brian J. Truesdale · Carol Stream, US
• Dennis Malkowski · Yorkville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 30, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2201/0202
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor belt includes a plurality of spaced rods and a plurality of slats, the slats including a base portion for carrying an item. The base portion has a perpendicular leading edge relative to a direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt and a perpendicular trailing edge relative to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt. At least one slat is pivotably coupled to another slat and one of the leading edge and the trailing edge of the at least one slat is coupled to one of the plurality of rods.