Patent ID: 9534842
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B65G,F26B

Claim:
1. A pusher device, comprising: a carriage having at least one pair of guide members configured to slideably engage a corresponding pair of guide rails; and first and second lugs coupled to the carriage and rotatable, relative to the carriage, between a resting position and a lowered position, wherein the first lug has opposed faces, an axis of rotation that extends through the opposed faces, multiple sides that are transverse to the opposed faces, at least one end that is transverse to the faces and the sides, and a longitudinal axis that extends through the first lug and the corresponding pivot axis parallel to the longest of the sides of the first lug, wherein the lug is configured to rotate from the resting position to the lowered position in response to force applied against an upper portion of the longest of the sides of the lug, and to return to the resting position upon removal of said force, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the first lug is inclined when the first lug is in the resting position.