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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tracy Eugene Wheeler, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/704 ;
Abstract
An elevatable conveyor for moving articles between different material handling equipment comprises a frame and a carriage mounted on the frame to move in a substantially vertical direction with respect to the frame. The carriage carries first and second conveyors capable of moving the material thereon and having different vertical elevations on the carriage. A cylinder is connected to the frame, and the cylinder has a cylinder rod connected to the carriage. The cylinder is operable to move the carriage and the first and second conveyors in a substantially vertical direction between first and second vertical positions.