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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1993
William J Meyers, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Richard O Toles, Wilcott, NY (US);
Steven P Nicoll, Webster, NY (US);
Edward F Gates, Hilton, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for sorting and transferring an object (1), such as wrapped photographic film, between two or more positions has a object holder (12) having a means for grasping and releaseably mounting the object (1) thereto. The object holder (12) is mounted for translational movement along a generally oval path (14). The object holder mounted to a first moving conveyance (16) moves in synchronization with a second moving conveyance (22), picks up the object (1) from the first moving conveyance (16), and then selectively sorts and releases the object (1) at one of several predetermined number of stations S.sub.1, S.sub.2, S.sub.3.