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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mathias L Aarts, Bilthoven, NL;
Assignee:
Product Suppliers AG, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1984652 ; 198795 ; 19846811 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for transporting articles includes a closed track having rectilinear track portions. Disposed in the track are a plurality of series of carriers movable along the track and arranged to carry the articles. A drive is provided which acts on the respective rear one of a series of successive carriers, which contact each other in a non-resilient manner, for incrementally moving the carriers along the track. There is also provided a joining device which acts on the carriers of a series to keep the carriers in closed-up formation as they are moved.