Abstract: In one aspect, a cleated conveyor belt cleaner having a cleaning blade for engaging a conveyor belt, an elongate support for the cleaning blade, and mounts arranged to orient the elongate support to extend across the conveyor belt and allow the cleaning blade to engage with the conveyor belt and a cleat thereof. The mounts include a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force to keep the cleaning blade in biased engagement with the cleat as the cleat and a belt portion deflect by permitting the cleaning blade and elongate support to shift away from the belt portion against the bias force during the cleaning blade engagement with the cleat. The biasing member is configured to bias the elongate support back toward the belt portion and return the cleaning blade into engagement with the conveyor belt after the cleaning blade disengages from the cleat of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for clamping a belt with a quick clamping action. The apparatus and method employ an impact force applied to a clamping device that causes a clamping portion of the clamping device to be driven into clamping engagement with the belt received in a housing for the clamping device. In one form, the clamping device has a clamp actuator that includes an impact receiving end preferably disposed outside the housing and a clamp member in the housing that is driven into clamping engagement with the belt by the actuator. The preferred belt clamp has the actuator and clamp member configured so that during belt pulling operations, the clamp also self-locks onto the belt to increase the clamping force applied thereto. In another aspect, the housing preferably has wall portions of varying thickness to provide increased strength where needed while keeping the weight thereof to a minimum.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for clamping a belt with a quick clamping action. The apparatus and method employ an impact force applied to a clamping device that causes a clamping portion of the clamping device to be driven into clamping engagement with the belt received in a housing for the clamping device. In one form, the clamping device has a clamp actuator that includes an impact receiving end preferably disposed outside the housing and a clamp member in the housing that is driven into clamping engagement with the belt by the actuator. The preferred belt clamp has the actuator and clamp member configured so that during belt pulling operations, the clamp also self-locks onto the belt to increase the clamping force applied thereto. In another aspect, the housing preferably has wall portions of varying thickness to provide increased strength where needed while keeping the weight thereof to a minimum.