---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002204"
title: "Removable primary cleaner"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:11:27.341412Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002204"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g45/12"
  - "b65g45/12"
  - "b65g45/12"
  - "b65g2207/26"
  - "b65g45/12"
---

# Removable primary cleaner

## Abstract

A conveyor belt primary cleaning blade and device that permits a pair of cleaning blades to be releasably secured to a mounting tube without the need for a separate cartridge. The blade includes an aluminum extrusion that is embedded in the bottom portion of the urethane blade when the blade is formed. The aluminum extrusion is formed of a pair of opposing sidewalls connected at their upper ends by a top wall, so that the lower end of the element is open. Indents are formed in the opposing sidewalls at both ends of the extrusion and are used to engage a groove track in a keeper element secured to a mounting tube. The extrusion is slid over the keeper causing the indents to releasably lock into the grooves.