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

Claim 7:
8. A method of dispensing a plurality of packages into a plurality of shipping containers, comprising the steps of:
preparing a track and a plurality of conveyors that extend at angles away from the track towards respective sets of shipping containers, each of the sets of shipping containers including a first shipping container and a second shipping container;
guiding the plurality of packages along the track;
deflecting at least one of the packages from the track onto a first conveyor of the plurality of conveyors and then into the first shipping container of the respective set of shipping containers;
extending the first conveyor; and
deflecting at least one of the packages onto the first conveyor and then into the second shipping container of the respective set of shipping containers.