Roller conveyor system and axle retainer for use in mounting the rollers
First Claim
1. A conveyor system, comprising:
- a conveying surface for conveying articles, said conveying surface defined by a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers comprising an axle;
a frame made up of at least two frame members that are spaced apart a distance that corresponds with a length of at least one of said plurality of rollers; and
a plurality of axle retainers connected with at least one of said frame members, each of said axle retainers having a base and a plurality of axle retaining openings that are each adapted to receiving said axle at an end of one of said rollers, at least two of said openings being fixedly at different angles to said base, wherein said axle retainers are capable of mounting said rollers at more than one angle with respect to said at least one of said frame members as determined by which of said axle retaining openings receives said axle, each of said more than one mounting angle of said rollers corresponding to a different orientation of said base with respect to said at least one of said frame members.
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Abstract
A conveyor system includes a conveying surface for conveying articles as defined by a plurality of rollers and a frame. Each of the rollers has an axle. The frame is made up of at least two frame members that are spaced apart a distance that corresponds with a length of at least one of the plurality of rollers. A plurality of axle retainers is connected with at least one of the frame members. Each of the axle retainers has a base and a plurality of axle retaining openings that are each adapted to receiving an axle at an end of one of the rollers. At least two of the openings are fixedly at different angles to the base. In this manner, the axle retainers are capable of mounting the rollers at more than one angle with respect to the at least one of the frame members as determined by which of the axle-retaining openings receives the axle. Each roller-mounting angle corresponds to a different orientation of the base with respect to the at least one of the frame members.
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15 Claims
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1. A conveyor system, comprising:
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a conveying surface for conveying articles, said conveying surface defined by a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers comprising an axle; a frame made up of at least two frame members that are spaced apart a distance that corresponds with a length of at least one of said plurality of rollers; and a plurality of axle retainers connected with at least one of said frame members, each of said axle retainers having a base and a plurality of axle retaining openings that are each adapted to receiving said axle at an end of one of said rollers, at least two of said openings being fixedly at different angles to said base, wherein said axle retainers are capable of mounting said rollers at more than one angle with respect to said at least one of said frame members as determined by which of said axle retaining openings receives said axle, each of said more than one mounting angle of said rollers corresponding to a different orientation of said base with respect to said at least one of said frame members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An axle retainer, comprising:
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a base; and a plurality of axle-retaining openings that are each adapted to receiving an end of a roller axle, at least two of said openings being fixedly at different angles to said base, whereby said axle retainers are capable of mounting rollers at more than one angle to said base as determined by which of said at least two openings is receiving the axle, which of said at least two openings is receiving the axle is determined by an orientation of said base. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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