Patent ID: 6966431
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B61B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor system for transporting articles along a treatment path in a treatment area, comprising: a conveyor forming a closed drive loop that includes a first drive segment, a second drive segment, a first return segment and a second return segment, wherein said second drive segment is laterally spaced from and parallel to said first drive segment in the treatment area, and said first and second return segments are substantially located outside the treatment area, said first and second return segments each including a portion substantially parallel to said first and second drive segments; and a plurality of first and second pendulums each coupled to move with said conveyor, the first pendulums moving along said first drive segment and the second pendulums moving along said second drive segment, one of said first pendulums and one of said second pendulums defining an aligned and opposed pair of pendulums in the treatment area.