Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Separating means
Patent
1993-08-30
1995-05-30
Bidwell, James R.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Separating means
209584, 209900, 271 2, 271198, 271300, 271184, 53250, 198357, 198367, 198799, 198800, 4147899, 4147906, B07C 536
Patent
active
054194571
ABSTRACT:
A system and a method for sorting are provided for distributing articles, such as mail pieces or other flats, to predetermined destinations. At the destination, the particular article is raked by a raking assembly from a carrier for placement into a container. The container, when full, is gravity fed onto a discharge conveyor and automatically replaced with a new empty container. The carrier operates on two levels for delivery of articles to containers on two levels while maintaining the carriers in a horizontal position throughout the sorting process. A sloped front end of the carrier allows the articles to be transported at a rapid speed and in a continuous fashion.
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Buday, Jr. John M.
Dorth Gunther A.
Novak David
Ross Gerald D.
Sadler, Jr. Robert E.
Bidwell James R.
ElectroCom Gard Ltd.
Milef Boris
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