Patent ID: 8783000

Claim:
Product handling apparatus for receiving products and for transferring received products selectively into differing configurations suitable for packaging; said apparatus comprising: a plurality of rotatable product receiving members selectively moveable in a first direction between two locations; a first one of said locations oriented proximate a product feed apparatus, in which said location the receiving member is oriented to receive product from said feed apparatus and another second one of said two locations oriented proximate a product cartoning apparatus in which other location of said product receiving member, products are removed therefrom and transferred into a carton; a plurality of product receiving member supports mounted for movement in a first direction; said product receiving members being rotatably mounted on respective member supports for selective rotation of said product receiving members between first and second positions in each of said first and second locations to selectively receive said products when in either of said first and second positions at said first location and for presenting said products selectively in either of said first or second positions at said second location for cartooning; said product receiving member receiving products at said first location for transfer for cartooning and, without turning said member for transferring said products downstream from said first location to said second location for cartooning at said second location; said product receiving member receiving products at said first location for transfer for cartoning, and moveable for transferring products downstream from said first location to said second location for cartoning, said product receiving member selectively rotatable for turning said products prior to cartoning at said second location to selected one of said first and second positions.