Belt conveyor material flow indicator switch

- A. Teichert And Son, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a belt conveyor material flow indicator switch, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the figure shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof, similar to FIG. 5 but with the hinge plates and plungers in slightly angularly elevated position under upwardly urgency of the expansion springs in unloaded condition of the belt conveyor and with resultant separation of the right hand plunger from the microswitch.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 illustrate the environment and form no part of the design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
RE30551 March 24, 1981 Hurt et al.
D247289 February 21, 1978 Christiansen
1793190 February 1931 Philips
Foreign Patent Documents
0226853 September 1985 DEX
3629489 March 1988 DEX
0269595 July 1989 DEX
Other references
  • Conveyer idler on p. 16 of Continental Conveyer & Equipment Company Engineering Book 641.
Patent History
Patent number: D343611
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 20, 1992
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 1994
Assignee: A. Teichert And Son, Inc. (Sacramento, CA)
Inventor: Brent F. Hubbard (Sacramento, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Lothrop & West
Application Number: 7/915,954
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Switch Or Casing Therefor (18) (D13/158); 34/29