Conveyor belt

- Ford
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a conveyor belt showing my new design, it being understood that the top and bottom ends of the belt have been broken away to indicate indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof as taken along the line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the conveyor belt showing a second embodiment, the top and bottom ends of the belt having been broken away to indicate indeterminate length;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof as taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of FIG. 4.

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979200 December 1910 Prosser
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Foreign Patent Documents
650935 February 1929 FRX
Other references
  • Sparks Belting Co. brochure (1978), p. 7, "Chevron-top-white or black'-P.V.C." (top right). Sparks Belting Co. brochure (4/1986), Rough-top conveyor belts, cover page. Morrison Sales Brochure dated Apr. 1, 1986. Leggs Company, Inc. Sales Brochure .COPYRGT.1982.
Patent History
Patent number: D312718
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1986
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 1990
Assignee: Ford New Holland, Inc. (New Holland, PA)
Inventor: Irwin D. McIlwain (Lancaster, PA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorneys: Darrell F. Marquette, Frank A. Seemar, Larry W. Miller
Application Number: 6/922,504
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Belt Or Roller Conveyor (D34/29)