A separating device for a gravity conveyor, comprising: a) a conveying plane which is defined by at least two guides, in particular sliding guides or conveying rollers, for conveying an item to be conveyed and along which the item to be conveyed can be moved in a conveying direction; b) at least one separating stop which can be moved between a position above the conveying plane and a position below or flush with the conveying plane; c) an actuating means which, in order to actuate it, comprises a first actuating member and a second actuating member and which is coupled to the at least one separating stop in such a way that, when the actuating means is actuated, a movement of the at least one separating stop from the position above the conveying plane to the position below or flush with the conveying plane is blocked, and when the actuating means is unactuated, a movement of the at least one separating stop from the position above the conveying plane to the position below or flush with the conveying plane is enabled, d) wherein the first actuating member can be moved, by conveyed items being moved in the conveying direction, from its unactuated position in which it is situated at least partially above the conveying plane, to its actuated position, characterised in that e) the second actuating member can be moved, by conveyed items being moved counter to the conveying direction, from its unactuated position in which it is situated at least partially above the conveying plane, to its actuated position, f) wherein the first actuating member and second actuating member are optionally coupled to each other, such that moving the first actuating member into its actuated position causes the second actuating member to be moved into its actuated position and/or such that moving the second actuating member into its actuated position causes the first actuating member to be moved into its actuated position. a) a conveying plane which is defined by at least two guides, in particular sliding guides or conveying rollers, for conveying an item to be conveyed and along which the item to be conveyed can be moved in a conveying direction; b) at least one separating stop which can be moved between a position above the conveying plane and a position below or flush with the conveying plane; c) an actuating means which, in order to actuate it, comprises a first actuating member and a second actuating member and which is coupled to the at least one separating stop in such a way that, when the actuating means is actuated, a movement of the at least one separating stop from the position above the conveying plane to the position below or flush with the conveying plane is blocked, and when the actuating means is unactuated, a movement of the at least one separating stop from the position above the conveying plane to the position below or flush with the conveying plane is enabled, d) wherein the first actuating member can be moved, by conveyed items being moved in the conveying direction, from its unactuated position in which it is situated at least partially above the conveying plane, to its actuated position, characterised in that e) the second actuating member can be moved, by conveyed items being moved counter to the conveying direction, from its unactuated position in which it is situated at least partially above the conveying plane, to its actuated position, f) wherein the first actuating member and second actuating member are optionally coupled to each other, such that moving the first actuating member into its actuated position causes the second actuating member to be moved into its actuated position and/or such that moving the second actuating member into its actuated position causes the first actuating member to be moved into its actuated position.