Patent ID: 8371431
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A method of selectively diverting articles disposed on an endless conveying surface moving in a downstream longitudinal direction at a divert location, comprising the steps of: a. providing a plurality of pushers mounted on said endless conveying surface and traveling therewith; and b. moving said endless conveying surface in said downstream direction; c. initially contacting a selected one of said articles to be diverted with at least one pusher of a diverted set of one or more pushers while said at least one pusher is traveling along a divert guide path at an initial contact divert angle, said initial contact angle being less than 20°; and d. guiding said diverted set of one or more pushers along said divert guide path through a plurality of divert angles subsequent to said step of initially contacting.