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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russell Scheel, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
SI Handling Systems, Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104 50 ; 104 48 ; 104 90 ; 104166 ; 198472 ;
Abstract
The conveyor track of a conveyor system is provided with an access way so that persons or vehicles may traverse the tracks without interfering with movement of driverless vehicles along the conveyor. A shuttle is suspended from above and supported for reciprocatory movement across a gap in the track. The vehicles traverse the gap by way of the shuttle.