Slides for endless belt conveyors

Abstract

Slides for use on an endless belt conveyor belt and wear pads for use on slides for endless belt conveyors.

1 . A wear pad for an endless track conveyor comprising:
 a body having a first surface for receiving an endless track conveyor over the first surface;   at least one protrusion extending from a second surface of the body; and   a lock on the protrusion for locking the wear pad on a conveyor frame.   
     
     
         2 . The wear pad of  claim 1  wherein the protrusion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the first surface. 
     
     
         3 . The wear pad of  claim 2  wherein the protrusion is adapted to be removably inserted into an opening in a frame for locating the wear pad on the frame. 
     
     
         4 . The wear pad of  claim 1  wherein the lock comprises a removable pin and the protrusion further comprises an opening for receiving the pin. 
     
     
         5 . The wear pad of  claim 2  wherein the pin is a cotter pin. 
     
     
         6 . The wear pad of  claim 2  wherein the protrusion is a plug. 
     
     
         7 . The wear pad of  claim 1  wherein the body further comprises at least one hole for removably receiving the at least one protrusion and wherein the protrusion is a plug. 
     
     
         8 . The wear pad of  claim 5  wherein the plug further comprises an opening for removably receiving the lock. 
     
     
         9 . The wear pad of  claim 6  wherein the lock comprises a pin. 
     
     
         10 . The wear pad of  claim 7  wherein the pin is a cotter pin. 
     
     
         11 . The wear pad of  claim 2  wherein the first surface further comprises substantially parallel spaced grooves. 
     
     
         12 . The wear pad of  claim 9  wherein when the pad is installed, the grooves are substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the conveyor. 
     
     
         13 . The wear pad of  claim 9  wherein the grooves are spaced apart by a distance greater than their width. 
     
     
         14 . The wear pad of  claim 9 , wherein said grooves extend from a leading edge of the first surface to trailing edge of the first surface. 
     
     
         15 . The wear pad of  claim 12 , wherein said leading and trailing edges of said body are bevelled, and the grooves extend between said bevelled edges.