Patent ID: 8448775

Claim:
A product transfer system, comprising: a first conveyor for conveying a series of products along a first axis; a second conveyor oriented along a second axis the second conveyor having a plurality of receptacles situated along the second axis; a plurality of rotatable transporters located intermediate the first and second conveyor, wherein each of the plurality of rotatable transporters has at least one compartment, wherein each of the plurality of rotatable transporters has at least one pre-assigned receptacle designated from the plurality of receptacles, wherein each of the plurality of rotatable transporters is configured to move the at least one compartment along a first position, a second position, and a third position, wherein the at least one compartment is substantially aligned with the first axis to receive products from the first conveyor when located at the first position, and continues to move after receiving products to the second position, wherein the products are deposited in the at least one pre-assigned receptacle when the at least one compartment moves from the second position to the third position, wherein each of the plurality of rotatable transporters alone does not deposit the products in each and every receptacle of the plurality of receptacles, rather the combined depositing of each of the plurality of rotatable transporters operating in concert transfers product to each and every receptacle as the plurality of receptacles passes the plurality of rotatable transporters.