Patent ID: 7448499
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B07C,B65H,G07B

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: at least one staging area for separating a first product type from a first plurality of bundles and a second product type from a second plurality of bundles; a sorting mechanism sorting the separated first product type with the second product type to a predetermined sort level; a product bundle mechanism forming a plurality of bundles with sorted product comprising the first product type and the second product type; a bundle sorter sorting the plurality of bundles exiting from the product bundle mechanism and directing each bundle of the plurality of bundles to a pallet building area associated with a destination of the predetermined sort level; and a transporting mechanism transporting: a bypass transport adjoining the transporting system, the bypass transport bypassing the sorting mechanism and the product bundle mechanism such that bundles which meet a predetermined threshold size will not be sorted or rebundled.