Cap sorter and associated cleat

Details Cap sorter and associated cleat Cap sorter and associated cleat

2006-10-25

2009-10-06

Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor section

Having means to enhance the friction or adherence between...

C198S699000, C198S699100, C198S688100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07597189

ABSTRACT:
A cap sorter for lifting and orienting caps includes a hopper section for holding randomly oriented caps. A conveyor belt travels along a belt path that extends through the hopper section. The belt path extending from the hopper section and moving upward therefrom. A plurality of spaced apart cleat attachment locations are located along a length of the conveyor belt, each cleat attachment location formed by a plurality of button members extending from an outer surface of the conveyor belt. Each button member includes an enlarged head portion. Each cleat attachment location has a cleat attached thereto with each cleat having a plurality of slots for matingly engaging with a corresponding one of the button members to removably hold the cleat to the conveyor belt when the enlarged head of the button member is located at a securing location of its corresponding slot. Each button member is movable along its corresponding slot to a removal location of the slot so as to enable the cleat to be separated from the conveyor belt by movement of the cleat relative to the conveyor belt. A cap removal station is located toward an upper part of the conveyor belt path for removing oriented caps from cleats.

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