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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
J. Mark Nunn, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joshua Corneroli, Greer, SC (US);
John Paul Laskis, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/2072 (2013.01); B65B 59/005 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0244 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for adjusting lanes in a conveyor system including a conveyor having opposing outer side walls and a plurality of uprights along the side walls and two or more lane dividers positioned between the side walls. One or more rails are positioned between opposite uprights and a scissor mechanism is positioned along the rails and connected with respect to the lane dividers, the scissor mechanism configured to independently adjust lane width and offset.