Patent ID: 6837361
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A collator for bagged food products comprising: spaced, parallel bagged food product receiving conveyors; spaced, parallel bagged food product discharge conveyors each for sequentially receiving bagged food products and for discharging the received bagged food products onto one of the bagged food product receiving conveyors; a diverter for receiving bagged food products and for selectively directing received bagged food products onto one or the other of the spaced, parallel bagged food product discharge conveyors; the diverter comprising spaced, parallel diverter members; means supporting the diverter members for pivotal movement about spaced, parallel, vertically extending axes; means for selectively pivoting the diverter members about the vertically extending axes; the diverter member positioning means comprising a belt operatively connected to the diverter members and extending around a predetermined track, and a drive mechanism for selectively moving the belt around the predetermined track and thereby positioning the diverter members.