Patent ID: 7591124
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. An automated supply system for stacking and releasing a plurality of products comprising: a conveyor operable to convey the plurality of products; a sensor disposed adjacent to the conveyor and operable to detect the products on the conveyor; an arranging member disposed at or near an end of the conveyor and operable to arrange a selected number of the products in a stack, the arranging member comprising a cylindrical body with a plurality of longitudinal slots therein; a sliding base disposed at or near an end of the conveyor operable to receive the products deposited by the conveyor and to change position when the sensor detects the products on the conveyor; and a retractable member disposed adjacent to the arranging member and extendable through one or more of the slots in the arranging member to collect the products deposited into the arranging member by the conveyor.