Patent ID: 7562761
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An article sorter, comprising: a web defined by a plurality of interconnected laterally elongated slats, an upper portion of said web defining a longitudinally extending conveying surface, each of said slats having a generally planar upper surface forming a portion of said conveying surface; a pair of wheel assemblies, one at each lateral side of said web; said wheel assemblies interconnecting said slats to form said web and moveably supporting said web; a plurality of pusher shoes travelling laterally of said conveying surface to laterally displace articles on said conveying surface, each of said pusher shoes travelling along one of said slats and having at least one portion between that one of said slats and an adjacent one of said slats; and a drive assembly, said drive assembly including a sprocket and a motor, said motor rotating said sprocket, said sprocket engaging said slats to propel said web.