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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:
Mar. 21, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1993
Robert T Clopton, Magnolia, KY (US);
Simplimatic Engineering Company, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A pallet conveyor is provided comprising a pallet having a tab movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a conveying surface for receiving the pallet to transport it along a conveyor path to a workstation, and an actuator along portions of the conveyor path for moving the tab to the extended position to connect the pallet to the conveying surface for transport along the portions while permitting accumulation of the pallet at workstations with the tab in the retracted position. In another aspect the invention comprises a method of conveying pallets.
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