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Conveyorized apparatus with moveable rail section

US4840123A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1987
Grant dateJun 20, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01B25/26
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A conveyorized transport apparatus has an overhead rail system for transporting articles on a suspended trolley from one location to another. A moveable rail section in the system has a pivotal connection with an adjacent rail section to pivot the moveable section from a conveying position and a diverted position in which articles are delivered closer to a work station disposed laterally of the rail system.

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