Patent ID: 7871236

Claim:
An automated load turning device comprising: a main frame, a rotating module pivotally mounted in said main frame, a means for securing a load to be turned within said rotating module, and a moving support beam to raise and lower said rotating module, said moving support beam being powered by a motor; wherein a first stroke of said moving support beam causes a first rotation mechanism to rotate said rotating module 90° so that the load is in a horizontal position, and a second stroke of said moving support beam causes a second rotation mechanism to rotate said rotating module another 90°, so that the load is rotated 180° from its original position, wherein during an upward movement of said moving support beam, rollers in each said rotation mechanism are raised above a corresponding track switch lever, each said track switch lever then being lowered to form a track comprising said track switch lever and a rotation ramp, each said track moving the load through a stage of rotation during a designated stroke of said moving support beam.