Conveying and storage systems
CA 2050778 A1 · Owner: Hayes, John · Inventors: Hayes, John; Van Den Bergh, Hugo
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A product-carrying tray 1 has longitudinally slotted end members 3 for sliding engagement on guide rails in a conveyor installation or storage unit. Transverse edges 2 of the tray are provided with coupling members 5 for interengagement with other like units also accommodated on the guide rails. In the illustrated embodiment the, coupling members 5 are defined by interengaging hook structures consisting of projecting portions 7 and laterally extending end portions 6. The tray of the invention is especially suited to accommodating food products within a storage or treatment chamber. The tray may however also serve as a product-carrying element in a conveyor installation. Apart from the …
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- Filed September 6, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 6, 2011.
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