Patent ID: 6138817
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B07B

Abstract:
A grading system for dividing a group of objects into constituent portions comprising:at least two inclined passageways, each having an infeed opening and an outfeed opening;said at least two inclined passageways disposed in an adjacent, side-by-side parallel relationship;means for diverting objects supplied to said infeed opening to one of a plurality of diverted paths, said means for diverting disposed in each of said at least one inclined passageway and constructed and arranged to selectively allow said objects to flow undiverted to said outfeed opening;each of said passageways being inclined sufficiently that objects flowing therewithin flow substantially solely due to gravitational forces; andmeans for directing objects diverted through each diverted path to one of a plurality of different predefined locations.