Guide rail splice
CA 2242939 A1 · Owner: Butler, Michael T. · Inventors: Butler, Michael T.
Overview
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A splice for joining the abutting ends of conveyor guide rails of the type having a metallic channel member and a plastic insert deposed within the channel member for engaging the product being conveyed and wherein the metallic channel member has a central section and a pair of side sections which extend inwardly from the central section at a first acute angle. The splice comprises a first member having a base and a side section inclined inwardly from the base at a second acute angle to define inside and outside surfaces and a second member having a base and a side section inclined inwardly from the base at a third predetermined acute angle to define inside and outside surfaces. A pair of …
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- Filed July 13, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 13, 2018.
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