Patent ID: 6652218
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B07C,B65G,B65H

Abstract:
A loading mechanism that repeatably loads a single item stripped from an end of a charge of assorted items onto a takeaway transporter, the loading mechanism comprising:a lift located upstream of an infeed location for a takeaway transporter; a substantially vertical guide plate located adjacent the lift and in line with the takeaway transporter; and a vertical stripping conveyor located adjacent the substantially vertical guide plate on a side of the substantially vertical guide plate opposite the lift, the stripping conveyor having a plurality of cleats extending from the stripping conveyor beyond the substantially vertical guide plate in the direction of the lift; wherein the lift lifts an endmost item from an end of a charge of assorted items and the cleats on the stripping conveyor pushes the lifted item in a direction substantially perpendicular from the charge of assorted items on edge onto the takeaway transporter.