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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edmund W. Brown, Racine, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/726 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/726 ;
Abstract
A conveyor system is provided for controlling the flow of a plurality of containers therealong. The conveyor system includes a conveyor having first and second opposite ends and an upwardly facing surface for slidably receiving the plurality of containers thereon. A flip-flop assembly has first and second opposite ends and is pivotably mounted to the conveyor. The flip-flop assembly is movable between a first stopping position wherein the first end of the flip-flop assembly extends from the upwardly facing surface of the conveyor so as to prevent flow of the plurality of containers therepast and a second position allowing the flow of the plurality of containers therepast.