Patent ID: 7303059

Claim:
A conveyor apparatus for placing articles in a single file, comprising: a frame; a first conveyor supported on said frame including a first horizontal run portion receiving plural articles and conveying said articles along an elevating portion and a discharge end portion, said articles discharged from said discharge end portion; a second conveyor receiving articles which have been discharged from said discharge end portion, said second conveyor having opposed lateral sides and disposed generally above said first horizontal run portion of said first conveyor and traversing said articles in a direction substantially opposite the direction of movement of said first horizontal run portion of said first conveyor; an article guide fence disposed above and extending along at least a portion of said second conveyor and guiding said articles on said second conveyor into a single file and guiding misplaced articles off of said second conveyor laterally from one of said sides of said second conveyor; and article guide means disposed adjacent said second conveyor and guiding said articles discharged laterally from said second conveyor onto said first conveyor.