IMPROVED CONVEYOR SYSTEM

Disclosed herein is a conveyor system that includes: a plurality of elongate rib elements coupled in a spaced transverse configuration atop a pair of chassis rails, each of the rib elements defining an elongate through opening; a planar support element coupled atop the rib elements, for supporting a portion of the conveyor belt assembly; a conveyor belt assembly having a conveyor belt, a plurality of transverse belt support elements coupled across a plurality substantively parallel lengths of conveyor chains, and the conveyor belt; whereby the planar support element is sized to enable a path for the conveyor belt system when formed in continuous loop configuration being returned through the apertures defined in each rib element; and a pair of transverse axles operating about each end of the conveyor assembly, each axle having a gear for engaging a respective chain, wherein one axle is driven to move the conveyor belt assembly.