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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry C Owen, Southfield, MI (US);
Anthony F Spisak, deceased, late of Redford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Elopak Systems AG, Glattbrugg, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1984751 ; 1984741 ;
Abstract
An article transfer station for transferring articles from a first conveyor to a second conveyor whereby the station can be selected to be either a station at which articles are carried through a predetermined angle about a substantially vertical axis while changing their orientations by the angle or a station at which articles are carried through the angle about the vertical axis without changing their orientations.