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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2011
Michael Harrington, Spokane, WA (US);
Michael Harrington, Spokane, WA (US);
J&L Group International, LLC, Keithville, LA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction. The bundle orienting device can include a plurality of selectively actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, laterally and/or angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for rotating bundles traveling in a conveying direction along a conveyor system. The method includes conveying a bundle along a conveyor to pass through a bundle orienting device, thus described.