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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rolf Muller, Mehring, DE;
Assignee:
Riverwood International Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53448 ; 53 487 ; 53543 ; 53531 ; 53443 ; 1984193 ; 198604 ; 1986265 ; 198797 ;
Abstract
There is provided a spacing conveyor mechanism 10 having a pair of spaced, identical drive chains 13, 14. A number of conveyors 20 are attached to the chains, each conveyor having a leading carriage 21 pivotally attached to one chain 13 and a trailing carriage 22 pivotally attached to the other chain 14. Connecting the each pair of leading/trailing carriages is a pair of rod 23 extending rearwardly from the leading carriage through corresponding holes in the trailing carriage. The carriages remain parallel throughout their path and the position of the carriages relative to each other are easily adjusted.