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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1999
James L. Dowling, Milford, NH (US);
Brian Blades, Concord, NH (US);
Laurier Incorporated, Londonberry, NH (US);
Abstract
A conveying apparatus for sequentially feeding a plurality of stacked carrier members to an assembly area. The conveying apparatus comprises a first bin for storing a desired quantity of stackable carrier members and the first bin has an outlet for sequentially discharging a carrier member therefrom. A feed mechanism communicating with the outlet of the first bin, and the feed mechanism facilitating individual feeding of the carrier members, in a sequential manner, from said first bin toward the assembly area. A conveyor mechanism, communicating with the outlet of the first bin, for receiving one carrier member, fed by the feed mechanism, and for conveying the carrier member to the assembly area where a plurality of components can be either retrieved from the carrier member to manufacture a desired product or loaded on the carrier member for later manufacture of a desired product. A second bin for collecting each of the carrier members, returned by the conveyor mechanism from the assembly area, is provided and a transfer assembly for transferring each of the carrier members returned by the conveyor mechanism from the assembly area to the second bin is also provided.