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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Attilio Soldavini, Ferno-VA, IT;
Assignee:
Sandvik AB, Sandviken, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65G / ; B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198360 ; 198348 ; 198358 ; 198359 ; 198363 ; 193 / ; 193 / ; 209657 ;
Abstract
A hopper receives upper and lower articles delivered simultaneously from a mobile transport device having superimposed transport platforms. Disposed within the hopper are independently movable diverters for diverting the articles to proper outlets of the hopper. The diverters comprise rotatable plates able to divert both of the upper and lower articles to either a first outlet or a second outlet, or to divert one of the articles to the first outlet, and the other article to the second outlet.