Patent ID: 7921984
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A beverage bottle conveying arrangement being configured and disposed to convey groups of beverage bottles, said beverage bottle conveying arrangement comprising: an input arrangement comprising at least a first beverage bottle conveyor and a second beverage bottle conveyor; an output arrangement comprising a third beverage bottle conveyor being disposed offset with respect to each of said first and second beverage bottle conveyors; each of said first, second, and third beverage bottle conveyors being configured to convey groups of beverage bottles thereon in an individual stream of groups of beverage bottles; a merging arrangement being disposed between said input arrangement and said output arrangement; said merging arrangement being configured to convey groups of beverage bottles from said first and second beverage bottle conveyors to said third beverage bottle conveyor; said merging arrangement being configured to merge a first stream of groups of beverage bottles of said first beverage bottle conveyor with a second stream of groups of beverage bottles of said second beverage bottle conveyor into a third stream of groups of beverage bottles on said third beverage bottle conveyor; said merging arrangement comprising: