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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William R. Newnes, Salmon Arm, CA;
Deane R. Hendersen, Salmon Arm, CA;
Assignee:
Coe Newnes/McGehee ULC, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/500 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for repositioning a workpiece on a lugged conveyor, where the conveyor has lugs for carrying the workpiece spaced apart by a lug space in a downstream direction. The apparatus includes a sensor for detecting the position of the workpiece on the conveyor and relaying position information to a processor, at least one running element mountable in cooperation with the conveyor, a selectively actuable actuator cooperating with the processor for the selective actuation of the running element.