Patent ID: 7431147

Claim:
A conveyor for conveying a carton, comprising: an endless conveyor driven in a conveying direction along an endless path having a forward run, a return run, and a first transition from the forward run to the return run, said conveyor including at least one lug pivotally mounted thereto for movement between a non-actuated condition and an actuated condition; a guide structure positioned at least partially along the forward run, said guide structure having a first surface and a second surface; a pivotal finger extending in the conveying direction and located at the first transition, said finger having a first resting position for allowing the at least one lug to pass in the non-actuated position and a second active position for engaging and selectively guiding at least a portion of the lug into engagement with the second surface of the guide structure; and an actuator for selectively pivoting the finger between the first and second positions, wherein the second surface of the guide structure is specially contoured to gradually move the lug to the actuated position for engaging or conveying the carton.