Patent ID: 9604787
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A conveyor system comprising: a first section; a second section coupled to the first section to create a transition conveyor including the first section and the second section, the first section and the second section defining a plane of conveyance, the transition conveyor defining a first pivotal axis that is substantially parallel to the plane of conveyance; a first conveyor running lengthwise along a first longitudinal axis, the first conveyor having a first conveying surface facing upward, the first conveyor relative to the transition conveyor being pivotal about the first pivotal axis, the second section relative to the first section being pivotal about a second pivotal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first pivotal axis; a curved interface between the first section and the second section of the transition conveyor, the second section relative to the first section being movable in a substantially circular path along the curved interface; and a brake mounted to at least one of the first section or the second section, the brake being selectively configured to selectively impede or permit relative movement between the first section and the second section at the curved interface.