Patent ID: 6264042
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B07C,B65G

Abstract:
A system for sorting objects, comprising:an upstream and a downstream conveyor positioned to sequentially receive and convey an object along a first path, said conveyors defining a gap transverse to the first path;an elongate sorting member positioned in said transverse gap, said sorting member including an elongate carrier strip defining at least one diverter section comprising a plurality of flexible, spaced apart projections extending upwardly from said carrier strip, and at least one generally planar section adjacent to said diverter section; andan actuator connected selectively to move said projections against and under an object travelling across said sorting member to carry the object off the conveyors, and selectively to position said planar section in the path of an object to allow the object to pass over the sorting member without being diverted.