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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark Timothy Snedecor, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sig Simonazzi North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/710 ;
Abstract
A switching apparatus includes spaced, substantially parallel guide surfaces for receiving switch engaging members depending from pallets comprising an article sorting switch. A diverter block is positional in each of three switching orientations. The diverter block includes spaced, opposed, curved diverter surfaces which selectively direct the switch engaging members along three output paths depending upon the positioning of the diverter block.