Patent ID: 6699007
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B65G,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for accepting a plurality of parallelepiped packages of random size and shape and selecting one of said packages on an accumulator for placement at a different designation location, said method comprising the steps of:a) receiving said packages in a random manner; b) determining at least one common outside length dimension of each package of said plurality of packages received in step â€œaâ€ , said determination being made in the order said packages were received in step â€œaâ€ ; c) accumulating said packages on a one-way accumulator in side-justified line contact in the order which they were received; d) selecting packages in non-sequential order from said accumulator; and e) ejecting a nonselected package from the downstream end of said one-way accumulator after a preselected number of selections in step â€œdâ€  has been made.