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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1986
Roald P Nymark, Simsbury, CT (US);
Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
In an automated transport system which includes a rail, a plurality of free traveling trolleys riding on the rail, and chain driven pushers for propelling the trolleys along the rail, a bracket is provided on the chain for each pusher which allows a trolley located far in advance of the pusher to move into engagement with the pusher and thereafter limits the distance it can move ahead of the pusher, as for example when the trolley rides on a downwardly sloping portion of the rail. The brackets are made of plastic and are releasably connectable with the chain, with a snap fit action, so that they can be easily added to or removed from the chain as required to adapt the chain to a given application.