Patent ID: 11958698
Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A conveyor system for grouping containers comprising:
a first track including a first plurality of lugs, each lug having a respective gripper coupled thereto configured to drive containers along the first track; and
a second track configured to move a second plurality of lugs wherein each of the lugs is coupled to a respective gripper configured to receive containers from the first track and move the containers along the second track wherein the grippers of the second track contact the container while the gripper of the first track contacts the container, wherein the first plurality of grippers and the first plurality of lugs are configured to move about a horizontal plane and the second plurality of grippers and the second plurality of lugs are configured to move about a vertical plane.