Patent ID: 6899217

Claim:
A sorting conveyor for transporting objects and unloading objects at one or more unloading stations adjacent the conveyor, said sorting conveyor comprising: (a) a conveyor track; (b) a train of conveyor carts connected end-to-end; (c) a power source for moving said conveyor carts on said conveyor track; (d) each of said conveyor carts including: (i) a trailer frame base, including: a roller structure for engaging said conveyor track, a driven member responsive to said power source, and a hitch mechanism for connecting each conveyor cart to an adjacent conveyor cart; (ii) a carrying tray for holding the objects; and (iii) a tiltable support apparatus for supporting said carrying tray above said trailer frame base and for allowing tilting of said carrying tray towards at least one side of the conveyor to unload objects into unloading stations on at least one side of the conveyor; and (e) an adjustment spacer between adjacent carts.