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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1979
Harold L Turnbough, St. Louis, MO (US);
Alvey, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A roller conveyor having a series of rollers forming a main path of travel for articles, a second series of rollers branching from the main series of rollers and forming a branch path of movement, mechanisms at the junction of the first and second series of rollers for selectively diverting articles to the second series of rollers in a predetermined manner, a flexible drive member having roller engaging passes for both the first and second series of rollers and idle passes out of roller engagement for simultaneously driving the first and second series of article supporting rollers, and a drive for said flexible means for effecting the simultaneous operation of the first and second series of rollers.