Conveyor gap blocker

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a conveyor gap blocker, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged top perspective view of the portion designated 7 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged bottom perspective view of the portion designated 8 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged top plan view of the portion designated 10 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the portion designated 11 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the portion designated 12 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged side elevational view of the portion designated 13 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged side elevational view of the portion designated 14 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the conveyor gap blocker;

FIG. 16 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged top perspective view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged bottom perspective view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is an enlarged end elevational view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged top plan view of FIG. 18;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged bottom plan view of FIG. 19; and,

FIG. 26 is an enlarged side elevational view of FIG. 20.

The dashed broken lines show portions of the conveyor gap blocker that form no part of the claimed design. The conveyor gap blocker is shown in FIGS. 15, 16, 18-22, and 24-26 with a symbolic break in its length, depicted with dash-dot-dash break lines. The break lines and any portion between the break lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a conveyor gap blocker, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1152313
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 2026
Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company (Downers Grove, IL)
Inventor: Mark Steven Pettinga (Grandville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Amber R Stiles
Assistant Examiner: David Weir
Application Number: 29/896,322
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Belt Or Roller Conveyor (D34/29)