Patent ID: 6050771
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
An accumulator for handling pallets in a pallet workstation, the workstation having a pallet stack holder, the pallet stack holder being adapted for receiving a generally vertical stack of pallets, for tilting the stack of pallets from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position, and for moving the pallets off the pallet stack holder, the workstation further having a receiver for receiving the pallets, said accumulator comprising:a base adapted for positioning between the pallet stack holder and the receiver, said base including a first member and a second member movably supported on said first member; anda pair of pushers supported by said second member, said pushers being adapted to move away from each other to receive at least a portion of a stack of pallets from the pallet stack holder and toward each other to engage at least one of the pallets for moving the portion along said first member toward the receiver.