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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Mss, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Felix A. Hottenstein, Nashville, TN (US);
Arthur G. Doak, Nashville, TN (US);
Caleb H. Blackwell, Goodlettsville, TN (US);
MSS, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A sorting apparatus is provided for sorting selected magnetically attractable articles from a stream of articles including non-selected magnetically attractable articles. The apparatus may include a conveyor for conveying the stream of articles. The conveyor may include a conveyor belt formed in an endless loop including a discharge end configured to launch the stream of articles off the conveyor. A conveyor guide may be located inside of the endless loop adjacent the discharge end. The conveyor guide may be configured to support the conveyor belt such that the conveyor belt slides on the conveyor guide along a downwardly curved path. An array of magnets may be arranged inside of the endless loop for interacting with the stream of articles as the stream of articles passes off the discharge end.