| US 7,588,137 B2 | ||
| Conveyor belt having rollers that displace objects | ||
| Matthew L. Fourney, Laurel, Md. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, La. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 25, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/54,663. | ||
| Application 12/054663 is a continuation of application No. 11/735068, filed on Apr. 13, 2007, granted, now 7,360,641. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0251359 A1, Oct. 16, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65G 17/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 198—779 [198/853] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A conveyor belt comprising:
a top surface;
a bottom surface; and
multiple roller sets that are mounted to the conveyor belt, each roller set including a bottom roller and a top roller, the
bottom roller extending below the bottom surface of the conveyor belt so as to be adapted to contact a drive mechanism and
the top roller being adapted to contact objects conveyed by the conveyor belt, the bottom and top rollers further being configured
such that contact between the bottom rollers and the drive mechanism causes the bottom rollers to rotate in a first direction
and wherein rotation of the bottom rollers causes the top rollers to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
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