Patent ID: 7490711

Claim:
A method for handling objects, said method comprising the steps of accepting a first number m 1 of objects from a supplying device; transferring a second number m 2 of objects to a receiving device; monitoring during the interval between the step of accepting the first number m 1 of objects and the step of transferring the second number m 2 of objects, and prior to transferring the second number m 2 of objects, accumulating the objects to a maximum amount equal to from one to ten times the second number m 2 , wherein the accepting, the monitoring, the accumulating, and the transferring of objects are performed within a specified radius about a pivot axis, which radius does not exceed from one to fifteen times the greatest width of the objects, whereas the acceptance of the first number m 2 of objects is performed in a first half step and the transferal of the second number m 2 is performed in a second half step, whereas the first half step is always performed by a first transferring receptacle and the second half step is always performed by a second transferring receptacle, and whereas the first and the second transferring receptacles are pivoted about the pivot axis.