Patent ID: 6494304
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B61B,B62D

Abstract:
A conveyor driven production operation comprising:a plurality of pallets including a first pallet and a second pallet; a first area; a delivery area wherein each pallet is moved to or from the first area; a first conveyor assembly drivably engagable with each pallet when each pallet is in the first area to drive the first and second pallets through the first area, said first conveyor assembly being out of driving engagement with each pallet when the first and second pallets are in said delivery area; a power and free conveyor assembly drivably engaging the first and second pallets when the first and second pallets are in the delivery area to drive the first and second pallets through the delivery area, said power and free conveyor assembly being out of driving engagement with the first and second pallets when the first and second pallets are in said first area, said power and free conveyor assembly further including a free track extending through said first area.