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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:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Colin G MacMillan, Cirencester, GB;
Assignee:
The Post Office, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198372 ; 198362 ; 198367 ;
Abstract
A diverter for diverting articles travelling on a conveyor, comprises a diverter member (1) which is mounted on a linkage for movement into and out of the path of the articles and which has an elongate article contact surface to cooperate with the articles travelling on the conveyor. The linkage includes a pivotal connection (4a) with the diverter member (1) intermediate the length of the surface so that the diverter member (1) on contact with each article gives the article a sustained push to guide the article laterally of the conveying direction followed by a final nudge to complete the lateral displacement.