Patent ID: 6547059
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
A row former that is moved vertically and horizontally relative to a row forming plane of a conveyor to form rows of objects conveyed by the conveyor on the row forming plane, the row former comprising:an arm having a length that extends across the forming plane, the arm having first and second surfaces on opposite sides of the arm that extend along the length of the arm; and, a plurality of protrusions on the arm, the protrusions projecting outwardly from the arm first surface to distal ends of the protrusions and are spatially arranged along the length of the arm with an equal spacing distance between adjacent protrusions where the spacing distance is determined from a dimension of the object to be formed in rows by the row former arm so that each protrusion distal end and a portion of the arm first surface will engage against one side of each object formed in a row by the row former.