A transporting element for accommodating and for transporting spherical, cylindrical or egg-shaped articles, in particular foodstuffs, in particular eggs, along a conveying route, has a plurality of mounts arranged one beside the other along the longitudinal extent. The transporting element is designed in the form of a channel-like body with an accommodating space curved in the form of part of a circle, as seen in cross section, and encloses an angle of at least 180. The mounts are designed in the form of slot-form apertures in that region of the channel-like body that is curved in the form of part of a circle. The apertures extending parallel to one another, and transversely to the longitudinal extent of the channel-like body, as far as longitudinal crosspieces on either side, these forming a respective longitudinal periphery.

A chute liner for mounting on a shelf of a chute having at least one locking formation aperture therein. The chute liner includes a base for mounting on the shelf and an arm extending away from the base to a free end. The base has an operatively lower surface and an opposed operatively upper surface that contacts material passing through the chute. At least one mounting formation descends from the operatively lower surface of the base and passes through the locking formation aperture. The mounting formation forms a passage extending therethrough below the shelf and a locking member is displaced into the passage to operatively engage the mounting formation.

A composite chute for a commercial vehicle includes a metal frame, and a pair of plastic sheets. The metal frame assembly defines a longitudinal axis. The pair of plastic sheets extend along the longitudinal axis and positioned on either side of the metal frame assembly. The metal frame assembly is sandwiched between the pair of plastic sheets.

A wear protection component includes an elastic material layer and a reinforcing support. The elastic material layer is bonded to the reinforcing support, and the wear protection component is bent into a curved shape. In an area delimited by an outer periphery of the reinforcing support, the wear protection component includes one or more local stress relief areas in which the elastic material layer is not bonded to the reinforcing support.