Spiral conveyor system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12054342
APP PUB NO 20220267098A1
SERIAL NO

17663282

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A spiral conveyor system may include a cage associated with a motor; a conveyor belt traveling helically about the cage; the cage including a plurality of drive elements formed of vertically oriented cage bars; a cage bar cap mounted on at least one of the cage bars; the cage bar cap including a vertically oriented rib extending radially from a surface of the cage bar cap; wherein the rib includes at least one drive face; wherein the conveyor belt includes at least one belt surface configured to engage the at least one drive face; wherein the cage includes a ring that extends between the terminus of the rib and the entrance end of the cage; wherein the surface of the cage bar cap from which the rib extends defines a first diameter; and wherein the ring has a ring diameter that is larger than the first diameter.

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ASHWORTH BROS INCFALL RIVER MA 02721

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hobbs, Bryan Medford, US 6 43
Neely, Darroll Joseph Gerrardstown, US 20 140

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