Patents Assigned to Rapid Industries, Inc.
  • Pivotal pusher dog for overhead I-beam conveyor system
    Patent number: 6308637
    Abstract: A two-track conveyor system includes an I-beam-shaped power track and a channel-shaped free track, where the power track supports a heavy-duty chain drive having a pusher dog with a pivotal connector. By providing the pusher dog with the pivotal connector the pusher dog can be used with a load-bearing trolley, that rides within the free track, that has a fixed power dog at the front end of the leading trolley and that does not require a hold back dog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Rapid Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Sheets, James Burke, Steve Sheets