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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Mark R. Webster, Hubertus, WI (US);
Patrick J. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gene M. Barth, Thiensville, WI (US);
Mark R. Webster, Hubertus, WI (US);
Patrick J. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gene M. Barth, Thiensville, WI (US);
Pflow Industries, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor for moving a shopping cart between a first location and a second location. The conveyor including a movable conveyor that is adapted to engage and move the shopping cart along a path, and a gate assembly including a door that is movable between an open position allowing passage of the shopping cart along the path, and a closed position inhibiting passage of the shopping art along the path. The door is adapted to move from the closed position to the open position as the shopping cart approaches, and is adapted to move back to the closed position before the shopping cart has passed the door.