Conveyor track

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a conveyor track showing our new design. The rear elevational view of FIG. 1 is identical to FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a aright side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 1. The bottom side plan view of FIG. 1 is identical to FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of conveyor track showing our new design wherein the T-shaped protrusion is offset from center. The rear elevational view of FIG. 5 is identical to FIG. 5. The top plan view of FIG. 5 is identical to FIG. 4.

The bottom plan view of FIG. 5 is identical to FIG. 4. The right side elevational view of FIG. 5 is identical to FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 5.

The conveyor track is shown broken away in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 6, to represent a continuation of the design uniformly along any length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399629
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Inventors: Robert Kubsik (Farmington Hills, MI), Robert Goryca (Farmington Hills, MI), James P. Johnson (Farmington Hills, MI), Eric T. Nemeth (Farmington Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Application Number: 0/68,640
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Belt Or Roller Conveyor (D34/29); Extruded Shape (19) (D25/119)
International Classification: 1205;