摘要 |
A container-conveying arrangement is disclosed, having an endless guided conveyor chain with replaceable chain-guiding and containerengagable conveying caps or pads forming an articulated shingled or saw-toothed conveying surface. The basic conveyor chain and cap assembly is disclosed in several container-conveying embodiments, namely a container elevator, a container lowerator or lowering conveyor, and a horizontal container conveyor, the elevator and lowerator each having two opposed parallel conveyor chains with interfacing shingled conveying caps forming opposed articulated saw-toothed conveying surfaces, and the horizontal conveyor having a single length of endless chain with shingled caps forming an articulated saw-toothed generally horizontal conveying surface.
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