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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2005
Applicant:
George W. Peppel, Corsicana, TX (US);
Inventor:
George W. Peppel, Corsicana, TX (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 37/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diverter assembly according to the present invention includes a generally horizontal conveying surface, a pair of flipper assemblies, and an actuator for substantially concurrently actuating the flipper assemblies to an actuated position whereby the flipper assemblies are collinear. A driven diverting surface is defined on each flipper assembly wherein an article on the conveying surface is diverted when the article contacts one of the flipper assemblies when the flipper assembly is in its actuated position.