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

Claim 0:
1. A sortation device comprising:
a track for handling a plurality of packages;
a plurality of conveyors extending at angles away from the track towards respective sets of containers, each set of containers including at least two shipping containers;
a plurality of swing gates for redirecting the packages from the track onto the plurality of conveyors;
at least one conveyor of the plurality of conveyors being extendable from a first condition for dispensing the packages that are redirected from the track onto the at least one conveyor into a first shipping container of the at least two shipping containers in the respective set of containers and a second condition for dispensing the packages that are redirected from the track onto the at least one conveyor into a second shipping container of the at least two shipping containers in the respective set of containers;
a controller providing an instruction to move the at least one conveyor between the first condition and the second condition based on a trigger.