US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 812
.~.~ Having variable conveying length


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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

618  DF  CONVEYOR SECTION {26}
804  DF  .~ Endless conveyor {14}
812.~.~ Having variable conveying length


DEFINITION

Classification: 198/812

(under subclass 804) Apparatus wherein the length of the conveying reach of the belt can be varied.

(1) Note. Included here inter alia are: (1) a conveyor having structure that facilitates addition or removal of its segments to change conveying length, and (2) a conveyor combined with separate means for holding extra segments until they are required to change conveying length (e.g., a reel mounted on a conveyor frame and holding belt segments).

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

313, for a contractible conveyor mounted on a vehicle.

364, for conveying systems having sections employing load discharging or feeding means which are movable along the length of the section to effect communication between the section and a selected source or destination.

370.01+, for means for loading or unloading a conveyor section at selected locations along the length thereof.