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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1977
Walter T Nelson, Frederick, MD (US);
American Chain & Cable Company, Inc., Bridgeport, CT (US);
Abstract
An overhead conveyor system comprising a conveyor, a track and a plurality of carriers movable along the track by the conveyor wherein each carrier is adapted to grip an article elevated into the path of the conveyor and to release the article. The conveyor extends along a path past a loading station and an unloading station. Loading means are provided adjacent the loading station for elevating an article into position to be gripped by the carrier and unloading means are provided at the unloading station for receiving an article released by the carrier at the unloading station. In addition, infeed and take out mechanisms are provided at the loading and unloading stations, respectively.