Kenneth E Gundel

US Patent:

62343033, May 22, 2001

Filed:

Sep 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/391640

Inventors:

Charles C. Gales - Lancaster PA
Mark A. Killian - Lancaster PA
Kenneth E. Gundel - Lancaster PA

Assignee:

Emtrol, Inc. - Lancaster PA

International Classification:

B65G 1510

US Classification:

198817

Abstract:

The invention is directed to a conveyor assembly for use in conveying a load from a first device or member to a second device or member. The conveyor assembly has a frame with a pair of frame support members spaced from each other in an essentially parallel manner. A pair of belts are provided proximate the frame support members, with each belt having a wide portion and a narrow portion. The wide portions of the belts cooperate with surfaces of the frame support members when the belts are in a first position. The wide portions of the belt cooperate with a container such that as the belt is moved from the first position to the second position, the container is moved accordingly. The narrow portion allows a transport assembly to be moved into and out of the conveyor assembly, whereby the configuration of the belt allows the conveyor assembly to be used for containers which are more narrow than the transport assembly, thereby effectively providing the transport assembly with an effectively smaller width.