Patent ID: 11885074
Assignee: B & B METALS, INC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 9:
10. A tie plate dispenser, comprising:
a conveyor having a frame defined by one or more structural elements, and a conveying surface;
said conveying surface capable of moving a plurality of tie plates from a first position to a second position along said conveyor;
at least one magnet disposed near an end of said conveying surface and capable of magnetically engaging each tie plate of said plurality of tie plates when said tie plates reach said end of said conveying surface;
wherein said plurality of tie plates are individually selectively released to fall from engagement with said at least one magnet near said end of said conveying surface;
an arm which is actuatable between a first position and a second position, wherein one of said first position or said second position is along a path that said tie plates fall when selectively released from said at least one magnet;
wherein said one of said first position or said second position causes said arm to engage each said tie plate along said path that each said tie plate falls.