Patent ID: 7823716
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A product stabilizing conveyor system for maintaining the upright position of transported products, said system comprising: a moving, multi-lane conveyor comprising adjacent linear and curvilinear sections, each section comprising a plurality of meshed segments, the meshed segments which form the linear sections being separated by substantially uniform sized interstices, and the meshed segments which form the curvilinear sections being separated by interstices of varying sizes, including interstices which are larger than the interstices in the linear section; and means positioned between the linear and curvilinear sections for directing products being transported on the conveyor away from the larger interstices of the curvilinear segments to maintain the products in upright positions on the moving conveyor, said means for directing products comprising two diverter elements located at the junction between a linear and curvilinear section.