Patent ID: 7264107

Claim:
A system for transferring an object between driven conveyors, comprising: an upper conveyor comprising a discharge end; a first belt for transporting the object, the first belt engaging a first end roller and a gooseneck roller, where the first end roller is disposed below the gooseneck roller by a displacement sufficient to create a downward sloping section in the first belt; a transfer guide located adjacent to the discharge end of the upper conveyor, to receive the object from the downward sloping section; a lower conveyor comprising a second belt to receive the object from the transfer guide; and means for driving the upper conveyor and the lower conveyor such that the first belt moves towards the transfer guide and the second belt moves away from the transfer guide; wherein the first belt and the second belt each comprise an upper run and a lower run; and wherein the lower run of the first belt has a slack such that a portion of the lower of the first belt contacts the upper run of the second belt.