Patents Assigned to Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Zero back-pressure conveyor system
    Patent number: 5685414
    Abstract: An endless conveyor system includes movable lift rails for supporting the conveyed articles on either side of an endless conveying member. The lift rails are defined by end-to-end sections with adjacent ends of adjacent sections simultaneously movable between a lowered position wherein the articles may be engaged by the conveying member and a raised position wherein the articles are lifted above and out of engagement with the conveying members for interrupting the advancement of the articles with zero back-pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Nerenhausen, Sr.