Patent ID: 6179702
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A carrier assembly for a suspended conveyor line comprising:a plurality of trolley assemblies for movement along a conveyor rail;a conveyor chain connected between said trolley assemblies for pulling said trolley assemblies in series along said rail;a plurality of hanger assemblies suspended in spaced series along said conveyor chain, each hanger assembly including a hanger support and a hanger rotatably suspended from the hanger support;a turning gear mounted to each of said hangers;each turning gear including a lock collar, with lock notches formed at intervals about said lock collar,a cam lock movably supported by said hanger support and including a lock pin engagable with said lock notches; anda first cam positioned along the conveyor line for engaging said cam lock and for releasing said lock pin from one of said lock notches and permitting the hanger to rotate with respect to said hanger support such that said lock pin can engage others of said lock notches.