Patent ID: 7871232
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An over/under line feed system, comprising: a framework having a first end and a second end; a first conveyor located under a second conveyor on the framework, wherein each conveyor includes: a first drive system associated with the first conveyor and a second drive system associated with the second conveyor; a first cart movable along the first conveyor and a second cart movable along the second conveyor, wherein each cart includes: an elevator assembly located adjacent the first end of the framework, the elevator assembly including a vertically movable lifting carriage, wherein the lifting carriage includes a pair of rack support segments and a pair of cart rail segments that align with the rack support rails and the cart support rails, respectively, when the lifting carriage is positioned at the first end of one of the conveyors, wherein the base of each cart is movable between the first end and the second end of the framework, and wherein the carriage is extensible beyond the first end of the framework and into the lifting carriage of the elevator onto the cart support rails when the lifting carriage is adjacent the first end of one of the conveyors.