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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Keith A Dietz, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Stewart Engineering & Equipment Co., Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198357 ; 198444 ; 198448 ; 198457 ; 198690 ;
Abstract
A dual-T transfer conveyor (10) includes a cross conveyor (12) wherein a plurality of interconnected flights (42) formed from low friction plastic material define a conveying plane (114). Input conveyors (14,16) each have a belt (80) formed from belting material and defining conveying planes (116) situated above the conveying plane (114) of the cross conveyor (12). Permanent magnets (86) are used to return the trailing end of each article carried by each input conveyor (14,16) in engagement with the belt (80) thereof as the leading end of the article is extended over the conveying plane of the cross conveyor (12).