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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1983
Filed:
May. 15, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
William F Buckminster, Voorhees, NJ (US);
William J Covert, Berlin, NJ (US);
Wilson Y Conyngham, Clayton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Garvey Corporation, Blue Anchor, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209598 ; 209644 ; 209911 ; 209924 ; 198796 ; 198801 ;
Abstract
In an article elevating apparatus, articles such as cigarette cartons, are picked up at a loading station by inclined roller carriers moving in an upward vertical direction. During upward movement the articles are held on the roller carriers by sliding engagement of the downward end of the articles against a vertical rail. The articles roll off of the carriers at a discharge station defined by the upper end of the rail.