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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:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A LePoire, Okemos, MI (US);
Assignee:
Mitek Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147889 ; 4147909 ; 4147934 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for stacking individual wood roof trusses horizontally into bundles suitable for banding, the apparatus including a stacking station, a conveyor adapted to convey wood roof trusses individually and in a predetermined horizontal plane to a position adjacent the stacking station. A transporter is provided adjacent the stacking station. The transporter, normally being disposed below the horizontal plane, is raised above the plane to engage a truss and then move the truss laterally off of the conveyor to the stacking station.