ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,068, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to United Conveyor & Machinery LLC (Hebron, Ky.).
"Activation system for an emergency stop system" was invented by Arlyn Bolte (Edgewood, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for actuating a stop system for a conveyor includes a plurality of mounting plates configured for coupling to a conveyor. A slot is formed in each mounting plate to receive a bobbin extending generally perpendicular to the mounting plate. The bobbins each have an elongated body configured for sliding into a slot of a respective mounting plate and for extending from each side of the mounting plate. A gate element is confi...