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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vercoe C Jones, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
S I Handling Systems, Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S / ; B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104 35 ; 104166 ; 104252 ;
Abstract
A transfer table is movable to place tracks thereon into and out of alignment with stationary tracks. When a driverless wheeled vehicle is on the tracks of the transfer table, and the transfer table tracks are out of alignment with the stationary tracks, a device automatically stops vehicles adjacent the free ends of the stationary tracks. A discrete rotatable drive shaft is provided between the stationary tracks and between the tracks of the transfer table for causing a driverless vehicle to move therealong.