Inventors:
Arthur F. Kain - Lakeland FL
International Classification:
B65G 3910
Abstract:
A Conveyor suspension idler mold apparatus for molding a one-piece, elongated, flexible, polymer idler is disclosed along with a method of molding the conveyor idler and the conveyor idler apparatus. A vertical mold has specially shaped cavities for molding the idler without entrapping air, along with shaft positioning and support brackets at each end of the mold for molding a metal shaft into each end of the polymer idler. The shafts positioning and supporting brackets utilize the groove for the bearing retaining ring for locking each shaft into precise position.