Conveyor belt slat

US9889992B1 · kind B1 · 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: May 13, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2018
• Expiry date: May 13, 2036

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. Each of the plurality of slats includes a base portion for carrying an item. The base portion has a perpendicular leading edge of the base portion relative to a direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt and a perpendicular trailing edge of the base portion relative to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt. At least one of the leading edge and the trailing edge is coupled to one of the plurality of rods.