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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald Eisenlohr, Kernersville, NC (US);
David A Grider, Greensboro, NC (US);
James G Williams, III, High Point, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lorillard Tobacco Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209536 ; 209539 ; 209583 ; 209654 ;
Abstract
A sortation system for separating products such as returned cigarette packs. A conveyor system moves the products in a predetermined orientation and minimum spacing past a bar code reader. A turnstile device contains a plurality of diverting bars which are selectively rotatable across the conveyor path in either direction to eject selected products either to the right or left as desired. A processor controls the turnstile device based upon bar code information to separate selected products and to allow the remaining products to remain on the conveyor.