Cable connector for tubular conveyor systems
US10329095B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/50
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor system of a type having a flexible circuitous cable with discs attached thereto for conveying material through a circuitous tube, the system including a cable connector for attaching the ends of the cable together, the connector being designed to reduce cable flexing at the cable connector when the cable is going around a turn, for the purpose of increasing the life of the cable.
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