Patent ID: 8684166

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of trays ( 20 ; 20 â€²; 20 â€³), each comprising: a base ( 22 ); a pair of side walls ( 28 ) extending upward from the base; and a pair of end walls ( 30 ) extending upward from the base; a tray delivery conveyor ( 240 ); a tray content removal conveyor ( 242 ); and a transfer system ( 200 ; 200 â€²), wherein: the transfer system comprises a plurality of fingers ( 202 A- 202 I); each of the end walls comprise a plurality of vertical slots ( 40 ) open to an upper edge of the end wall; the fingers are positioned and dimensioned to pass through the slots of the trays as the trays are delivered by the tray delivery conveyor to lift contents of the trays; and the fingers are laterally asymmetrically positioned.