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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Moon Township, PA (US);
John Hughes, South Bend, IN (US);
Timothy Roney, Plymouth, IN (US);
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., Moon Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A conveying system is disclosed. The conveying system may have a first conveying apparatus that conveys a first article to a first location. The conveying system may also have a second conveying apparatus that conveys a second article to a second location. The conveying system may have a frame, a chute connected to the frame, and a third conveying apparatus. The chute may convey the first article received from the first conveying apparatus to a discharge location. The third conveying apparatus, disposed below the chute, may convey the second article received from the second conveying apparatus to the discharge location. The chute may be movable relative to the to the third conveying apparatus, such that the first or second article may be selectively conveyed to the discharge location via the chute or third conveying apparatus, depending on the position of the chute relative to the third conveying apparatus.
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