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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas P Hartness, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert G Hartness, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198446 ; 198631 ;
Abstract
A device for aiding in separating a comingled mass of containers being transported on a pair of conveyor belts. The device includes a cam means which is reciprocally moved up and down for raising and lowering the inner edge of the conveyor belts from a horizontal to a tilted position. This vibrates the containers preventing them from becoming wedged against vertical divider plates which are used for separating the containers into rows.