Charles F Doty

US Patent:

20150374129, Dec 31, 2015

Filed:

Jun 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/319587

Inventors:

- Jackson NJ, US
Charles F. Doty - Visalia CA, US
Bill Chen - New Taipei City, TW

International Classification:

A47B 96/02
B65G 13/11
B65G 39/02

Abstract:

A flow shelf roller having an outer circumference, a radially central hub, and an axially central bore forming an inner circumference through the central hub. The inner circumference of each roller has at least one axial relief channel formed therein along the length of the axial bore. In a more particular embodiment, the axial relief channel is formed including a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the inner circumference of the roller. In a more particular embodiment, the axial relief channel includes at least one of an angled chamfer and a radiused corner, adjacent to the inner circumference of the first roller. The disclosure also includes a roller flow shelf including a flow bed roller having any or all of the aforementioned characteristics.