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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1993
Gary D Hunt, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Dave Cooley, Sanford, FL (US);
John M Connor, Longwood, FL (US);
Keith B Weisenstein, Deltona, FL (US);
Roger K Calabrese, Sanford, FL (US);
Gregory S Gulik, Deltona, FL (US);
Archie Koster, Casselberry, FL (US);
David A Foskett, Orlando, FL (US);
Simplimatic Engineering Company, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A laning conveyor is provided which may be used as an infeed for a packer. The laning conveyor comprises a central lane guide and a movable lane guide unit including at least two lane guides connected thereto spaced apart a first lane width. The unit is mounted adjacent the central lane guide to form a lane therebetween having the first lane width. The unit is movable to provide the lane with a second lane width. A method of laning articles is also disclosed.