US20040226804A1 - Baggage carousel advertising display panels and system - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to methods and devices for advertising.
- the present invention relates to visual information such as advertising on endless conveyors.
- the instant invention concerns panels having visual information forming the load carrying platforms on baggage carousels.
- Conveyors for carrying items from one location to another location are well known in the art.
- conveyors are placed into an endless essentially circular orientation for dispensing baggage at airports.
- panels have been developed for carrying and presenting advertising to passengers waiting for their baggage. Notable among these devices is a sheet containing advertising adhered to the top surface of the conveyor panels. While presenting advertising to waiting passengers, this method is relatively ineffectual as the baggage and items carried by the carousel damage the sheets, obscuring the advertising.
- More recent panels include indicia sheets coupled to the back of transparent protective cover which are in turn fastened to the top of base panels. These panels allow for indicia to be changed without replacing the base panel.
- baggage entering onto the carousel is often dropped from a feed conveyor. This drop, while not exceptionally large, does tend to cause baggage and other items to gouge and scratch the protective covers. After a relatively short time, the panels can become unattractive or the indicia obscured.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a conveyor panel with easily replaceable indicia.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a conveyor panel which will absorb the shock of baggage dropped thereon.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an advertising device which is highly visible and durable.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved method for making, using and maintaining an advertising device for use on conveyor systems, which is relatively inexpensive, and produces highly visible and durable advertising devices.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a panel which can be used with conveyors, a plurality of which may be used on each conveyor, and which can be individually replaced are changed to change visual information without replacing the panel.
- a conveyor panel including a base plate, an indicia plate and a bumper layer.
- the base plate has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an upper surface.
- a groove line extends from the leading edge toward the trailing edge, spaced a distance from the bottom edge.
- a lifter bar extends from the upper surface at the trailing edge and extends from the top edge to the bottom edge.
- the indicia plate has a lower edge and a trailing edge, and includes a protective cover overlying an indicia sheet.
- the indicia plate is carried on the upper surface of the base plate with the trailing edge of the indicia plate abutting the lifting bar and the lower edge of the indicia plate aligned along the groove line.
- the bumper layer is carried on the top surface between the base plate and the indicia plate.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a baggage carousel having an attachment member movable about a continuous circuit, and a conveyor panel as described above coupled to the attachment member.
- FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a baggage carousel according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the baggage carousel of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a conveyor panel according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view of a top portion of the conveyor panel of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the conveyor panel of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of a bottom portion of the conveyor panel
- FIG. 7 is a partial sectional side view of the conveyor panel of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of the conveyor panel of FIGS. 6 and 7, as it would appear impacted by a piece of baggage;
- FIG. 9 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a conveyor panel according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the panel of FIG. 9.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded sectional side view of the portion of the panel of FIG. 10.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a baggage carousel generally designated 10 . While the present invention may be used with endless conveyors in general, it is especially useful for improving baggage carousels well known in airports.
- Baggage carousel 10 includes a plurality of conveyor panels 12 that move around the periphery of carousel 10 carrying baggage and other items to waiting people. Panels 12 are upstanding between an elevated platform 14 with an upper rail 16 around its periphery and a lower rail 18 around the periphery of the entire carousel. A section is removed from elevated platform 14 for baggage loading means such as a belt conveyor 20 .
- Belt conveyor 20 carries the baggage from a baggage loading area, generally placed at a lower level.
- Belt conveyor 20 carries the baggage up to the height of elevated platform 14 to slide the baggage onto conveyor panels 12 . Since conveyor panels 12 are at an inclined angle, the baggage slides down conveyor panels 12 from the level of upper rail 16 to the level of lower rail 18 .
- FIG. 1 an exploded section of carousel 10 is illustrated, showing individual conveyor panels 12 and a section of a transport mechanism that moves panels 12 around the circumference of carousel 10 .
- An upper rail section 16 A is shown removed from the remaining portion of upper rail 16 .
- a lower rail section 18 A is removed from the remaining section of lower rail 18 located around the periphery of carousel 10 .
- Conveyor panels 12 are fastened with screws, for instance, to a plurality of spaced apart attachment members, in this embodiment support bars 24 . Each support bar 24 is interconnected with adjacent support bars forming a continuous circuit.
- the structure of the baggage carousel will not be described in greater detail as it is well known to those skilled in the art.
- One skilled in the art will understand that other types of baggage carousels and conveyors can employ the present invention, such as flat baggage carousels and the like.
- conveyor panel 12 includes a base plate 30 having a leading edge 32 , a trailing edge 33 , a top edge 34 , a bottom edge 35 , and a top surface 37 .
- a recess 38 is formed in top surface 37 intermediate top edge 34 and bottom edge 35 , and extending from leading edge 32 to a point spaced from trailing edge 33 .
- a plurality of apertures 36 are formed along trailing edge 33 intermediate trailing edge 33 and recess 38 .
- Apertures 36 receive fasteners for fastening conveyor panel 12 to support bars 24 .
- Recess 38 can be routed in base plate 30 or molded therein during fabrication of base plate 30 .
- the top surface of the panel may be generally planar, without a recess, or simply with a raised trailing edge for attachment of the panel to the carousel.
- Wear strips 39 can be fastened to the top and bottom of base plate 30 as can be seen in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6 , by any of a variety of fastening mechanism, such as fasteners like screws, pins clips, etc. and adhesives, which are preferred for this embodiment. Wear strips 39 serve to add additional protection where base plate 30 slides under rails 16 and 18 . When a wear strip is employed, base plate 30 can have recesses formed at the top and bottom thereof to receive the wear strip. One skilled in the art will readily understand that other types of carousels may not have one or more of rails 16 and 18 . In those instances, one or both of wear strips 39 may not be employed.
- Base plate 30 is preferably formed in a single (unitary) piece, of a synthetic material such as plastic, or other hard material.
- the preferred material is a hybrid ABS like ROYAL LIGHT KYDEX® or the like. The use of some materials may permit the elimination of wear strips 39 .
- Conveyor panel 12 further includes an indicia plate 40 mounted within recess 38 of base plate 30 .
- Indicia plate 40 consists of a protective cover 42 having a back surface 43 and an indicia sheet 44 adhered to back surface 43 .
- a front surface 45 of indicia sheet 44 is adhered to back surface 43 so that the indicia is viewable through protective cover 42 .
- protective cover 42 is transparent, permitting indicia on indicia sheet 44 to be viewed therethrough. It will be understood that while indicia sheet 44 is an actual sheet of material in this embodiment, a “sheet” of ink can be printed directly onto the back side of protective cover 42 .
- Protective cover 42 is preferably fabricated of a hard coat plastic such as hard coat polycarbonate (LEXAN®), which is lubricious, facilitating sliding movement between panels, and hard, retarding gouging and scratching.
- a hard coat plastic such as hard coat polycarbonate (LEXAN®)
- LEXAN® hard coat polycarbonate
- a bumper layer 50 is positioned between indicia plate 40 and base plate 30 .
- Bumper layer 50 is preferably a sheet of rubber or other elastomeric material fastened to base plate 30 within recess 38 .
- bumper layer 50 is fastened, such as by mechanical fasteners or adhesives, within recess 38 , with a subsequent step of fastening indicia plate 40 to bumper layer 50 .
- bumper layer 50 can be fastened to indicia plate 40 initially, with a subsequent step of fastening bumper layer 50 to base plate 30 .
- Bumper layer 50 absorbs the force of impact created when a piece of baggage or other item is dropped onto carousel 10 as can be seen with reference to FIG. 8.
- bumper layer 50 allows cover 42 to give slightly, diffusing the impact and greatly reducing the likelihood of gouging or scratching.
- conveyor panels 12 When installed on baggage carousel 10 , conveyor panels 12 overlap adjacent panels 12 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Leading edges 32 of the overlapping panels cover a portion of trailing edges 33 of the panels to a point adjacent indicia plate 40 .
- the overlap of panels 12 conventionally results in wear on the top surface of adjacent conveyor plates. However, wear on indicia plate 40 is substantial reduced or eliminated in this embodiment because the top surface thereof can be recessed with respect to top surface 37 of base plate 30 allowing adjacent panels to slide over the top without making substantial contact.
- panels 12 are installed on baggage carousel 10 , as illustrated in FIG. 1, to form one or more single panel or compound panel images, as desired for advertising, etc.
- Changing the indicia employed is easily accomplished by removing the desired indicia plate 40 , and substituting therefore another indicia plate containing the new indicia.
- base plate 30 can remain in position, attached to baggage carousel 10 .
- Cover 60 functions in the same manner as described previously for protective cover 42 and the remaining elements will be designated as previously. The difference is the addition of multiple layers.
- Protective cover 42 can preferably be a single layer having a thickness of between 10 mils and 60 mils due to the action of bumper layer 50 . Since an effective protective cover can be so thin, in this embodiment, cover 60 includes a plurality of cover sheets 62 fastened together, with the bottom most sheet fastened to indicia sheet 44 . Over time, the top most cover sheet of protective cover 60 may become worn, scratched, dirty, etc. Instead of replacing cover 60 or panel 12 , the top most sheet is simply peeled off as illustrated in FIG. 6. The underlying cover sheet is unmarred and cover 60 appears as new.
- a peelable adhesive is preferably used to fasten plurality of cover sheets 62 together.
- Cover 60 can be formed of plurality of cover sheets 62 because sheets 62 can be sufficiently thin, preferably between 0.010 and 0.060 inches. Thus, cover 60 can be a single sheet of between 10 mil and 60 mils. A very thin protective cover can be employed due to the absorbing and dissipating action of bumper layer 50 , which is also preferably 6 mils in thickness.
- Panel 112 is illustrated.
- Panel 112 is employed substantially as panel 12 , and therefore, will not be described in detail in conjunction with carousel 10 .
- Panel 112 includes a base plate 130 having a leading edge 132 , a trailing edge 133 , a top edge 134 , a bottom edge 135 , and a top surface 137 .
- a groove line 138 is formed in top surface 137 intermediate top edge 134 and bottom edge 135 and extending from leading edge 132 to a point spaced from trailing edge 133 .
- Groove 138 is positioned closer to bottom edge 135 and is spaced therefrom a distance substantially equal to a distance the lower rail 18 of carousel 10 overlaps the bottom of conveyor panel 112 .
- groove line 138 is preferably positioned a distance from bottom edge 135 so as to be slightly outside of lower rail 18 and not covered thereby.
- the portion of panel 112 between groove 138 and bottom edge 135 is typically covered by lower rail 18 (covered area).
- groove line 138 can also vary in position so as to be slightly covered by lower rail 18 if desired.
- Groove line 138 can be formed with the forming of plate 130 , such as by molding or other fabrication method.
- Groove line 138 can also be formed subsequent to the fabrication of base plate 130 , such as by cutting with a router or other tool and is essentially a score in the material which does not compromise the integrity or strength of base plate 130 . The purpose of groove 138 will be described presently.
- a lifter bar 139 is coupled to trailing edge, and extends from upper edge to lower edge.
- Lifter bar 139 is relatively narrow, and roughly corresponds to the overlap of the trailing panel adjacent thereto on the straight section of carousel 10 . It will be understood that while lifter bar 139 can be narrower than the overlap area, it is undesirable for it to be greater than the overlap area.
- a plurality of apertures 136 are formed along trailing edge 133 through lifter bar 139 . Apertures 136 receive fasteners for fastening conveyor panel 112 to support bars 24 .
- Lifter bar 139 can be integrally formed with base plate 130 , such as being molded thereon during fabrication of base plate 130 , or fastened in position using adhesives, fasteners, pins screws, and the like. Lifter bar 139 acts as an alignment mechanism, as will be described presently, and as a lifting mechanism for lifting the leading edge of an adjacent overlapping conveyor panel.
- Conveyor panel 112 further includes an indicia plate 140 mounted on top surface 137 of base plate 130 .
- Indicia plate 140 consists of a protective cover 142 having a back surface 143 and an indicia sheet 144 adhered to back surface 143 .
- a front surface 145 of indicia sheet 144 is adhered to back surface 143 so that the indicia is viewable through protective cover 142 .
- protective cover 142 is transparent, permitting indicia on indicia sheet 144 to be viewed therethrough. It will be understood that while indicia sheet 144 is an actual sheet of material in this embodiment, a “sheet” of ink can be printed directly onto the back side of protective cover 142 .
- Protective cover 142 is preferably fabricated of a hard coat plastic such a hard coat polycarbonate (LEXAN®), which is lubricious, facilitating sliding movement between panels, and hard, retarding gouging and scratching.
- Indicia plate 140 is prevented from being adversely contacted by the adjacent overlapping conveyor panel by the lifting influence of lifter bar 139 . The leading edge of the adjacent panel is held over indicia plate 140 so as to prevent snagging or excessive contact when panels overlap, particularly when rounding corners of the carousel.
- Indicia plate 140 has a lower edge 146 and a trailing edge 148 . Properly positioned, trailing edge 148 abuts lifter bar 139 and lower edge 146 is aligned along groove line 138 . Groove line 138 permits indicia plates 140 of all of the conveyor panels to be identically aligned to form a contiguous image or indicia. Additionally, by aligning indicia plate 140 along groove line 138 , indicia plate 140 is positioned properly with respect to lower rail 18 .
- a bumper layer 150 is positioned between indicia plate 140 and base plate 130 .
- Bumper layer 150 is preferably a sheet of rubber or other elastomeric material fastened to top surface 137 of base plate 130 .
- bumper layer 150 is fastened in position, such as by mechanical fasteners or adhesives, with a subsequent step of fastening indicia plate 140 to bumper layer 150 .
- bumper layer 150 can be fastened to indicia plate 140 initially, with a subsequent step of fastening bumper layer 150 , with attached indicia plate 140 , to base plate 130 .
- bumper layer 150 has dimensions equal to indicia plate 140 so as to completely under lie it without extending past edges thereof.
- bumper layer 150 preferably covers top surface 137 of base plate 130 from top edge 134 to groove line 138 , and from leading edge 132 to lifter bar 139 .
- Bumper layer 150 absorbs the force of impact created when a piece of baggage or other item is dropped onto carousel 10 as can be seen with reference to FIG. 8 in the previous embodiment.
- bumper layer 150 allows cover 142 to give slightly. The impact is diffused, greatly reducing the likelihood of gouging or scratching.
- Lifter bar 139 is employed on carousels having overlapping panels. On carousels that have panels which abut and do not overlap, lifter bar 139 is omitted. In this instance, indicia plate 140 and bumper layer 150 extend from the leading edge 132 of base plate 130 to trailing edge 133 . Groove line 138 also extends entirely across base plate 130 , to facilitate proper alignment of indicia plate 140 .
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Abstract
A baggage carousel including an attachment member movable about a continuous circuit and a conveyor panel coupled to the attachment member. The conveyor panel includes a base plate, an indicia plate, and a bumper layer carried therebetween. The base plate has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an upper surface. A groove line extends from the leading edge toward the trailing edge, spaced a distance from the bottom edge. The indicia plate includes a protective cover overlying an indicia sheet, and is carried on the upper surface of the base plate aligned along the groove line.
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- This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/199,753, filed 19 Jul. 2002.
- This invention relates to methods and devices for advertising.
- More particularly, the present invention relates to visual information such as advertising on endless conveyors.
- In a further and more specific aspect, the instant invention concerns panels having visual information forming the load carrying platforms on baggage carousels.
- Conveyors for carrying items from one location to another location are well known in the art. In a specific example, conveyors are placed into an endless essentially circular orientation for dispensing baggage at airports. Recently, panels have been developed for carrying and presenting advertising to passengers waiting for their baggage. Notable among these devices is a sheet containing advertising adhered to the top surface of the conveyor panels. While presenting advertising to waiting passengers, this method is relatively ineffectual as the baggage and items carried by the carousel damage the sheets, obscuring the advertising.
- A much more effective approach has been adhering sheets containing indicia to the bottom of a transparent panel. In this manner the relatively fragile sheet containing indicia is protected from the baggage and items carried by the carousel. While very effective, this method has a drawback of being relatively expensive and also will become scratched and worn over time by the repeated contact with baggage.
- In both of the foregoing devices, sheets containing the indicia are adhered to the carousel panels. Thus when the sheets and indicia are damaged or when new indicia are desired, the entire panel must be replaced. Replacement of the panels on a baggage carousel is labor-intensive as well as costly.
- More recent panels include indicia sheets coupled to the back of transparent protective cover which are in turn fastened to the top of base panels. These panels allow for indicia to be changed without replacing the base panel. However, baggage entering onto the carousel is often dropped from a feed conveyor. This drop, while not exceptionally large, does tend to cause baggage and other items to gouge and scratch the protective covers. After a relatively short time, the panels can become unattractive or the indicia obscured.
- It would be highly advantageous, therefore, to remedy the foregoing and other deficiencies inherent in the prior art.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved baggage carousel.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a conveyor panel with easily replaceable indicia.
- And another object of the invention is to provide a conveyor panel which will absorb the shock of baggage dropped thereon.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an advertising device which is highly visible and durable.
- And yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved method for making, using and maintaining an advertising device for use on conveyor systems, which is relatively inexpensive, and produces highly visible and durable advertising devices.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a panel which can be used with conveyors, a plurality of which may be used on each conveyor, and which can be individually replaced are changed to change visual information without replacing the panel.
- Briefly, to achieve the desired objects of the instant invention in accordance with a preferred embodiment thereof, provided is a conveyor panel including a base plate, an indicia plate and a bumper layer. The base plate has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an upper surface. A groove line extends from the leading edge toward the trailing edge, spaced a distance from the bottom edge. A lifter bar extends from the upper surface at the trailing edge and extends from the top edge to the bottom edge. The indicia plate has a lower edge and a trailing edge, and includes a protective cover overlying an indicia sheet. The indicia plate is carried on the upper surface of the base plate with the trailing edge of the indicia plate abutting the lifting bar and the lower edge of the indicia plate aligned along the groove line. The bumper layer is carried on the top surface between the base plate and the indicia plate.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a baggage carousel having an attachment member movable about a continuous circuit, and a conveyor panel as described above coupled to the attachment member.
- Also provided is a method of displaying indicia on a baggage carousel.
- The foregoing and further and more specific objects and advantages of the instant invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a baggage carousel according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the baggage carousel of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a conveyor panel according to the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view of a top portion of the conveyor panel of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the conveyor panel of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of a bottom portion of the conveyor panel;
- FIG. 7 is a partial sectional side view of the conveyor panel of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of the conveyor panel of FIGS. 6 and 7, as it would appear impacted by a piece of baggage;
- FIG. 9 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a conveyor panel according to the present invention;
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the panel of FIG. 9; and
- FIG. 11 is an exploded sectional side view of the portion of the panel of FIG. 10.
- Turning now to the drawings in which like reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout the several views, attention is first directed to FIGS. 1 and 2, which illustrate a baggage carousel generally designated10. While the present invention may be used with endless conveyors in general, it is especially useful for improving baggage carousels well known in airports.
Baggage carousel 10 includes a plurality ofconveyor panels 12 that move around the periphery ofcarousel 10 carrying baggage and other items to waiting people.Panels 12 are upstanding between anelevated platform 14 with anupper rail 16 around its periphery and alower rail 18 around the periphery of the entire carousel. A section is removed from elevatedplatform 14 for baggage loading means such as abelt conveyor 20.Belt conveyor 20 carries the baggage from a baggage loading area, generally placed at a lower level.Belt conveyor 20 carries the baggage up to the height of elevatedplatform 14 to slide the baggage ontoconveyor panels 12. Sinceconveyor panels 12 are at an inclined angle, the baggage slides downconveyor panels 12 from the level ofupper rail 16 to the level oflower rail 18. - Referring specifically to FIG. 1, an exploded section of
carousel 10 is illustrated, showingindividual conveyor panels 12 and a section of a transport mechanism that movespanels 12 around the circumference ofcarousel 10. Anupper rail section 16A is shown removed from the remaining portion ofupper rail 16. Likewise, alower rail section 18A is removed from the remaining section oflower rail 18 located around the periphery ofcarousel 10. This permitspanels 12 to be removed from the transport system itself.Conveyor panels 12 are fastened with screws, for instance, to a plurality of spaced apart attachment members, in this embodiment support bars 24. Eachsupport bar 24 is interconnected with adjacent support bars forming a continuous circuit. The structure of the baggage carousel will not be described in greater detail as it is well known to those skilled in the art. One skilled in the art will understand that other types of baggage carousels and conveyors can employ the present invention, such as flat baggage carousels and the like. - Referring now to FIGS. 3, 4, and5,
conveyor panel 12 includes abase plate 30 having a leadingedge 32, a trailingedge 33, atop edge 34, abottom edge 35, and atop surface 37. Arecess 38 is formed intop surface 37 intermediatetop edge 34 andbottom edge 35, and extending from leadingedge 32 to a point spaced from trailingedge 33. A plurality ofapertures 36 are formed along trailingedge 33intermediate trailing edge 33 andrecess 38.Apertures 36 receive fasteners forfastening conveyor panel 12 to support bars 24.Recess 38 can be routed inbase plate 30 or molded therein during fabrication ofbase plate 30. One skilled in the art will understand that whilerecess 38 is employed in the present embodiment, the top surface of the panel may be generally planar, without a recess, or simply with a raised trailing edge for attachment of the panel to the carousel. - Wear strips39 can be fastened to the top and bottom of
base plate 30 as can be seen in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6, by any of a variety of fastening mechanism, such as fasteners like screws, pins clips, etc. and adhesives, which are preferred for this embodiment. Wear strips 39 serve to add additional protection wherebase plate 30 slides underrails base plate 30 can have recesses formed at the top and bottom thereof to receive the wear strip. One skilled in the art will readily understand that other types of carousels may not have one or more ofrails recess 38 can extend the entire length ofbase plate 30, fromtop edge 34 tobottom edge 35.Base plate 30 is preferably formed in a single (unitary) piece, of a synthetic material such as plastic, or other hard material. The preferred material is a hybrid ABS like ROYAL LIGHT KYDEX® or the like. The use of some materials may permit the elimination of wear strips 39. -
Conveyor panel 12 further includes anindicia plate 40 mounted withinrecess 38 ofbase plate 30.Indicia plate 40 consists of aprotective cover 42 having aback surface 43 and anindicia sheet 44 adhered to backsurface 43. Afront surface 45 ofindicia sheet 44 is adhered to backsurface 43 so that the indicia is viewable throughprotective cover 42. In the preferred embodiment,protective cover 42 is transparent, permitting indicia onindicia sheet 44 to be viewed therethrough. It will be understood that whileindicia sheet 44 is an actual sheet of material in this embodiment, a “sheet” of ink can be printed directly onto the back side ofprotective cover 42. It will also be understood that the term transparent can means translucent, tinted, etc., as long as the indicia can be viewed.Protective cover 42 is preferably fabricated of a hard coat plastic such a hard coat polycarbonate (LEXAN®), which is lubricious, facilitating sliding movement between panels, and hard, retarding gouging and scratching. - Still referring to FIGS. 3, 4, and5, a
bumper layer 50 is positioned betweenindicia plate 40 andbase plate 30.Bumper layer 50 is preferably a sheet of rubber or other elastomeric material fastened tobase plate 30 withinrecess 38. During fabrication ofpanel 12,bumper layer 50 is fastened, such as by mechanical fasteners or adhesives, withinrecess 38, with a subsequent step offastening indicia plate 40 tobumper layer 50. Alternatively,bumper layer 50 can be fastened to indicia plate 40 initially, with a subsequent step offastening bumper layer 50 tobase plate 30. As stated, the fastening of the various layers and sheets is preferably accomplished through the use of adhesives, although mechanical fasteners such as screws, pin, clips, etc, can be employed.Bumper layer 50 absorbs the force of impact created when a piece of baggage or other item is dropped ontocarousel 10 as can be seen with reference to FIG. 8. When an item contactsprotective cover 42, instead of being held rigid and being gouged,bumper layer 50 allowscover 42 to give slightly, diffusing the impact and greatly reducing the likelihood of gouging or scratching. - When installed on
baggage carousel 10,conveyor panels 12 overlapadjacent panels 12 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Leadingedges 32 of the overlapping panels cover a portion of trailingedges 33 of the panels to a pointadjacent indicia plate 40. This presents a substantially unbroken view ofindicia sheets 44 of adjacent panels, at least on the straight stretches of the baggage carousel. It will be understood that the direction of overlap depends on the direction of rotation of the carousel, and carousels have been developed for rotation in both direction. The overlap ofpanels 12 conventionally results in wear on the top surface of adjacent conveyor plates. However, wear onindicia plate 40 is substantial reduced or eliminated in this embodiment because the top surface thereof can be recessed with respect totop surface 37 ofbase plate 30 allowing adjacent panels to slide over the top without making substantial contact. - Thus,
panels 12 are installed onbaggage carousel 10, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to form one or more single panel or compound panel images, as desired for advertising, etc. Changing the indicia employed is easily accomplished by removing the desiredindicia plate 40, and substituting therefore another indicia plate containing the new indicia. During this entire procedure,base plate 30 can remain in position, attached tobaggage carousel 10. - Turning now to FIGS. 6 and 7, another embodiment of a protective cover, generally designated60, is illustrated.
Cover 60 functions in the same manner as described previously forprotective cover 42 and the remaining elements will be designated as previously. The difference is the addition of multiple layers.Protective cover 42 can preferably be a single layer having a thickness of between 10 mils and 60 mils due to the action ofbumper layer 50. Since an effective protective cover can be so thin, in this embodiment, cover 60 includes a plurality ofcover sheets 62 fastened together, with the bottom most sheet fastened toindicia sheet 44. Over time, the top most cover sheet ofprotective cover 60 may become worn, scratched, dirty, etc. Instead of replacingcover 60 orpanel 12, the top most sheet is simply peeled off as illustrated in FIG. 6. The underlying cover sheet is unmarred and cover 60 appears as new. A peelable adhesive is preferably used to fasten plurality ofcover sheets 62 together. -
Cover 60 can be formed of plurality ofcover sheets 62 becausesheets 62 can be sufficiently thin, preferably between 0.010 and 0.060 inches. Thus, cover 60 can be a single sheet of between 10 mil and 60 mils. A very thin protective cover can be employed due to the absorbing and dissipating action ofbumper layer 50, which is also preferably 6 mils in thickness. - Referring now to FIGS. 9-11, a
conveyor panel 112 is illustrated.Panel 112 is employed substantially aspanel 12, and therefore, will not be described in detail in conjunction withcarousel 10.Panel 112 includes a base plate 130 having aleading edge 132, a trailingedge 133, atop edge 134, abottom edge 135, and atop surface 137. Agroove line 138 is formed intop surface 137 intermediatetop edge 134 andbottom edge 135 and extending from leadingedge 132 to a point spaced from trailingedge 133.Groove 138 is positioned closer tobottom edge 135 and is spaced therefrom a distance substantially equal to a distance thelower rail 18 ofcarousel 10 overlaps the bottom ofconveyor panel 112. In other words,groove line 138 is preferably positioned a distance frombottom edge 135 so as to be slightly outside oflower rail 18 and not covered thereby. The portion ofpanel 112 betweengroove 138 andbottom edge 135 is typically covered by lower rail 18 (covered area). One skilled in that art will understand thatgroove line 138 can also vary in position so as to be slightly covered bylower rail 18 if desired.Groove line 138 can be formed with the forming of plate 130, such as by molding or other fabrication method.Groove line 138 can also be formed subsequent to the fabrication of base plate 130, such as by cutting with a router or other tool and is essentially a score in the material which does not compromise the integrity or strength of base plate 130. The purpose ofgroove 138 will be described presently. - A
lifter bar 139 is coupled to trailing edge, and extends from upper edge to lower edge.Lifter bar 139 is relatively narrow, and roughly corresponds to the overlap of the trailing panel adjacent thereto on the straight section ofcarousel 10. It will be understood that whilelifter bar 139 can be narrower than the overlap area, it is undesirable for it to be greater than the overlap area. A plurality ofapertures 136 are formed along trailingedge 133 throughlifter bar 139.Apertures 136 receive fasteners forfastening conveyor panel 112 to support bars 24.Lifter bar 139 can be integrally formed with base plate 130, such as being molded thereon during fabrication of base plate 130, or fastened in position using adhesives, fasteners, pins screws, and the like.Lifter bar 139 acts as an alignment mechanism, as will be described presently, and as a lifting mechanism for lifting the leading edge of an adjacent overlapping conveyor panel. -
Conveyor panel 112 further includes anindicia plate 140 mounted ontop surface 137 of base plate 130.Indicia plate 140 consists of aprotective cover 142 having aback surface 143 and anindicia sheet 144 adhered to backsurface 143. A front surface 145 ofindicia sheet 144 is adhered to backsurface 143 so that the indicia is viewable throughprotective cover 142. In the preferred embodiment,protective cover 142 is transparent, permitting indicia onindicia sheet 144 to be viewed therethrough. It will be understood that whileindicia sheet 144 is an actual sheet of material in this embodiment, a “sheet” of ink can be printed directly onto the back side ofprotective cover 142. It will also be understood that the term transparent can means translucent, tinted, etc., as long as the indicia can be viewed.Protective cover 142 is preferably fabricated of a hard coat plastic such a hard coat polycarbonate (LEXAN®), which is lubricious, facilitating sliding movement between panels, and hard, retarding gouging and scratching.Indicia plate 140 is prevented from being adversely contacted by the adjacent overlapping conveyor panel by the lifting influence oflifter bar 139. The leading edge of the adjacent panel is held overindicia plate 140 so as to prevent snagging or excessive contact when panels overlap, particularly when rounding corners of the carousel. -
Indicia plate 140 has alower edge 146 and a trailingedge 148. Properly positioned, trailingedge 148 abutslifter bar 139 andlower edge 146 is aligned alonggroove line 138.Groove line 138permits indicia plates 140 of all of the conveyor panels to be identically aligned to form a contiguous image or indicia. Additionally, by aligningindicia plate 140 alonggroove line 138,indicia plate 140 is positioned properly with respect tolower rail 18. - A
bumper layer 150 is positioned betweenindicia plate 140 and base plate 130.Bumper layer 150 is preferably a sheet of rubber or other elastomeric material fastened totop surface 137 of base plate 130. During fabrication ofpanel 112,bumper layer 150 is fastened in position, such as by mechanical fasteners or adhesives, with a subsequent step offastening indicia plate 140 tobumper layer 150. Alternatively,bumper layer 150 can be fastened to indicia plate 140 initially, with a subsequent step offastening bumper layer 150, with attachedindicia plate 140, to base plate 130. As stated, the fastening of the various layers and sheets is preferably accomplished through the use of adhesives, although mechanical fasteners such as screws, pin, clips, etc, can be employed. Preferably,bumper layer 150 has dimensions equal to indicia plate 140 so as to completely under lie it without extending past edges thereof. Thus,bumper layer 150 preferably coverstop surface 137 of base plate 130 fromtop edge 134 togroove line 138, and from leadingedge 132 tolifter bar 139.Bumper layer 150 absorbs the force of impact created when a piece of baggage or other item is dropped ontocarousel 10 as can be seen with reference to FIG. 8 in the previous embodiment. When an item contactsprotective cover 142,bumper layer 150 allowscover 142 to give slightly. The impact is diffused, greatly reducing the likelihood of gouging or scratching. -
Lifter bar 139 is employed on carousels having overlapping panels. On carousels that have panels which abut and do not overlap,lifter bar 139 is omitted. In this instance, indiciaplate 140 andbumper layer 150 extend from theleading edge 132 of base plate 130 to trailingedge 133.Groove line 138 also extends entirely across base plate 130, to facilitate proper alignment ofindicia plate 140. - Various changes and modifications to the embodiments herein chosen for purposes of illustration will readily occur to those skilled in the art. To the extent that such modifications and variations do not depart from the spirit of the invention, they are intended to be included within the scope thereof which is assessed only by a fair interpretation of the following claims.
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1. A conveyor panel comprising:
a base plate having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an upper surface;
a groove line extending from the leading edge toward the trailing edge, spaced a distance from the bottom edge;
a lifter bar extending from the upper surface at the trailing edge and extending from the top edge to the bottom edge;
an indicia plate having a lower edge and a trailing edge, the indicia plate including a protective cover overlying an indicia sheet;
the indicia plate carried on the upper surface of the base plate with the trailing edge of the indicia plate abutting the lifting bar and the lower edge of the indicia plate aligned along the groove line; and
a bumper layer carried on the upper surface between the base plate and the indicia plate.
2. A conveyor panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the protective cover includes a plurality of cover sheets, each peelably removable from the other.
3. A conveyor panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the protective cover is transparent.
4. A conveyor panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the indicia plate extends from a leading edge of the base plate to the lifter bar.
5. A conveyor panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the bumper layer is a sheet of elastomeric material fastened to the upper surface of the base plate and a back surface of the indicia plate.
6. A Conveyor panel as claimed in claim 5 wherein the bumper layer covers the upper surface of the base plate from the top edge to the groove line and from the leading edge to the lifter bar.
7. A baggage carousel comprising:
an attachment member movable about a continuous circuit; and
a conveyor panel coupled to the attachment member, the conveyor panel comprising:
a base plate having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an upper surface;
a groove line extending from the leading edge toward the trailing edge, spaced a distance from the bottom edge;
an indicia plate having a lower edge and a trailing edge, the indicia plate including a protective cover overlying an indicia sheet;
the indicia plate carried on the upper surface of the base plate with the indicia plate extending from the top edge of the base plate and the lower edge of the indicia plate aligned along the groove line; and
a bumper layer carried on the upper surface between the base plate and the indicia plate.
8. A baggage carousel as claimed in claim 7 wherein the conveyor panel further includes a lifter bar extending from the upper surface at the trailing edge of the base plate and extending from the top edge of the base plate to the bottom edge of the base plate.
9. A baggage carousel as claimed in claim 8 wherein the trailing edge of the indicia plate abuts the lifting bar and the indicia plate extends to the leading edge of the base plate.
10. A baggage carousel as claimed in claim 7 wherein the protective cover includes a plurality of cover sheets, each peelably removable from the other.
11. A baggage carousel as claimed in claim 7 wherein the protective cover is transparent.
12. A baggage carousel as claimed in claim 7 wherein the bumper layer is a sheet of elastomeric material fastened to the upper surface of the base plate and a back surface of the indicia plate.
13. A method of displaying indicia on a baggage carousel comprising the steps of:
providing a baggage carousel having a plurality of attachment members;
providing a plurality of conveyor panels, each panel including a base plate having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an upper surface; a groove line extending from the leading edge toward the trailing edge, spaced a distance from the bottom edge; an indicia plate having a lower edge and a trailing edge, the indicia plate including a protective cover overlying an indicia sheet; the indicia plate carried on the upper surface of the base plate with the indicia plate extending from the top edge of the base plate and the lower edge of the indicia plate aligned along the groove line; and a bumper layer carried on the upper surface between the base plate and the indicia plate; and
coupling each of plurality of conveyor panels to a different one of the plurality of attachment members.
14. The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the step of providing further includes providing a lifter bar extending from the upper surface at the trailing edge of the base plate and extending from the top edge of the base plate to the bottom edge of the base plate.
15. The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the step of providing further includes providing a protective cover including a plurality of cover sheets, each peelably removable from the other, and upon a top most cover sheet becoming worn, peeling the top most cover sheet from an underlying cover sheet.
16. A method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the step of providing further includes the steps of:
adhering the bumper layer to a back surface of the indicia plate; and
adhering the bumper layer to the upper surface of the base plate from the top edge to the groove line and from the leading edge to the trailing edge.
17. A method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the step of providing further includes the steps of:
adhering the bumper layer to a back surface of the indicia plate; and
adhering the bumper layer to the upper surface of the base plate from the top edge to the groove line and from the leading edge to the lifter bar.
18. A method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the step of providing further includes the steps of:
adhering the bumper layer to the base plate; and
adhering a back surface of the indicia plate to the bumper layer.
19. The method as claimed in claim 13 further including replacing the indicia plate by removing the indicia plate from the upper surface of the base plate and placing another indicia plate on the upper surface of the base plate.
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