| US 7,506,750 B2 | ||
| Conveyor having a conveyor belt with flights, including segmented flights for gapless end transfer | ||
| Mark Costanzo, River Ridge, La. (US); and Eric M. Pressler, New Orleans, La. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, La. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/306,554. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/593279, filed on Jan. 03, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0207862 A1, Sep. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65G 17/24 (2006.01); B65G 17/08 (2006.01); B65G 15/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 198—779 [198/698; 198/600] | 30 Claims |
| 1. A conveyor belt comprising:
an endless conveyor belt loop extending longitudinally in a direction of belt travel, laterally from a first side to a second
side, and in thickness from a bottom to a top surface;
a plurality of flights upstanding from the top surface outward to a top edge and extending laterally across the conveyor belt
at longitudinally spaced intervals to form bins between consecutive flights;
a plurality of rollers arranged in longitudinally spaced lateral rows of rollers extending through the thickness of the conveyor
belt past the top and bottom surfaces between consecutive flights to support articles conveyed along the top surface.
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