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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2008
Chad M. Andreae, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Anthony C. Scoville, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Chad M. Andreae, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Anthony C. Scoville, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
SST Systems, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor-to-convey transfer mechanism is provided, and in some embodiments comprises a transfer conveyor extending between first and second conveyors for receiving items from the first conveyor and for dispatching the items to the second conveyor. In some embodiments, movement of items to the transfer conveyor comprises a convergence of a portion of the first conveyor with respect to the transfer conveyor and/or movement of items from the transfer conveyor comprises a divergence of a portion of the second conveyor with respect to the transfer conveyor. The convergence and/or divergence can include vertical change in the first, second and/or transfer conveyors, and can occur by supporting one portion of a bracket carrying an item upon at least one of the first and second conveyors, and supporting another portion of the bracket carrying the item upon the transfer conveyor.