Patent ID: 11952221
Assignee: EXPRESS SCRIPTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A package sortation assembly, comprising:
a main track for handling a plurality of packages;
a plurality of sets of shipping containers, the plurality of sets of shipping containers including at least two shipping containers arranged adjacent one another;
a plurality of conveyors that are spaced apart from one another along the main track, the conveyors extending at angles relative to the main track from the main track towards respective ones of the sets of shipping containers, the conveyors being individually extendable and retractable;
a plurality of swing gates for redirecting the packages from the main track onto the plurality of conveyors; and
a controller in communication with the plurality of conveyors and configured to selectively extend and retract the conveyors to control which shipping containers in the sets the packages are dispensed into.