Rail conveyor system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8887900
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13811652

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A rail conveyor system combining the low friction attributes of railway transportation with the continuous bulk handling advantages of belt conveyors, uses a multiplicity of spaced carriages running on steel wheels on rail tracks to support a continuous carry belt. The system is driven by various means including a rope extending between the carriages. Various other drive means including drive belt technology are also described along with loading and unloading stations and distributed drive stations.

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NEWCASTLE INNOVATION LIMITEDINDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE UNIVERSITY DRIVE CALLAGHAN NEW SOUTH WALES 2308

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wheeler, Craig Anthony New South Wales, AU 9 5

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