Folding belt system and said belt
CA 1250812 A · Owner: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · Inventors: Candle, Richard D.
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A folding belt system having the head (13) and tail (12) pulleys twice the width of the support idler rolls and having a transition length of about 7 to 15 times the width of the belt between the fold or hinge lines, where transition width support rolls are located. The folding conveyor belt is composed of a central belt section which has specially constructed flexible areas at each edge extending longitudinally the length of the belt to which are attached cover flaps (34 or 46). The cover flaps completely enclose the load while it is conveyed. This reduces spillage dust, and contamination while providing highly enhanced conveying capacity. The flaps may be of the same or different …
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- Granted March 7, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 7, 2006.
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