Longitudinal Or Vertical Patents (Class 238/234)
  • Patent number: 11878869
    Abstract: A joint system and method for managing alignment tolerances in a track section of a conveyor, the system including: a plurality of track sections, each track section including at least one end to be joined with an adjacent track section and one or more rails on which bearings of moving elements move; and wherein, at the end of each track section, the one or more rails each comprise a finger such that rails from adjacent track sections form an interlaced connection between fingers from each track section and both fingers are angled such that a non-alignment of the rails will not jar a bearing moving over the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventors: Roger Hogan, Albert Kleinikkink