---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002529"
title: "Extendable and Retractable Conveyor"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:13:39.652066Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002529"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g15/26"
  - "b65g41/008"
  - "a01d41/1217"
  - "a01d41/1217"
  - "a01d57/20"
  - "a01d61/02"
---

# Extendable and Retractable Conveyor

## Abstract

An extendable and retractable conveyor comprises a hopper for receiving agricultural product a housing having an inlet and an outlet that are separated by a fixed distance, the inlet being adjacent to the hopper for receiving the agricultural product from the hopper. The conveyor may include a belt conveyor disposed within the housing for conveying the agricultural product from the inlet to the outlet, the conveyor defining a direction of conveyance. The conveyor further includes a hood connected to the outlet for deflecting the agricultural product relative to the direction of conveyance. The conveyor further includes a movable spout that is slidably connected to the tube and disposed beneath the hood to receive the agricultural product from the hood, the movable spout being slidable in a direction parallel to the direction of conveyance to thereby extend or retract the conveyor. - 17 -