Apparatus for uniformly orientating articles

Details Apparatus for uniformly orientating articles Apparatus for uniformly orientating articles

1996-12-04

1998-10-20

Terrell, William E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...

198399, 198379, 198403, B65G 47244, B65G 47252

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058233172

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed for orientating articles being moved along a conveyor for processing, so that a selected feature of each article is facing in the same predetermined direction, ie. handle leading. The apparatus comprises a support member having a pair of parallel longitudinally extending drive belts attached thereto, for gripping an article therebetween for advancement of the article along the predetermined path. The apparatus further comprises structure for selectively rotating the support member to orientate the feature of the article in the predetermined direction.

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