Patent ID: 6868959

Claim:
An accumulating conveyor comprising: a primary cam having an outer circumferential edge defining at least one receiving portion and at least one cam surface, the primary cam being rotatable about a rotational axis aligned substantially perpendicular to a plane of the primary cam and passing through a geometric center of the primary cam; a secondary cam having an outer circumferential edge defining at least one receiving portion and at least one cam surface, the secondary cam rotatable about a rotational axis aligned substantially perpendicular to a plane of the secondary cam and passing through a geometric center of the secondary cam, the secondary cam positioned relative to the primary cam such that the plane of the primary cam is substantially parallel to the plane of the secondary cam and the rotational axis of the primary cam substantially coincides with the rotational axis of the secondary cam; and wherein the primary cam and the secondary cam operably rotate at the same rotational speed about their respective rotational axis.