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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
J. David Fortenbery, Charlotte, NC (US);
David Patrick Erceg, Concord, NC (US);
J. David Fortenbery, Charlotte, NC (US);
David Patrick Erceg, Concord, NC (US);
Mantissa Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A package sorting conveyor system including a conveying track, at least one unloading station and an air-film lubricated entrance chute upstream of the unloading station to receive the package. In one of the embodiments, the system further includes a positioner assembly for selectively positioning an outlet of the entrance chute. The air-film lubricated entrance chute includes: a plenum including a plurality of spaced apart apertures and an opening for communicating with an air supply; and a conveying surface in communication with the apertures.