Patent ID: 8727098

Claim:
A system for aligning items, comprising: a plate having an outer perimeter and a top surface, wherein the items are intended to initially rest on the top surface of the plate and the plate is intended to move the items though the system; a diverter arm with a length and a top side, the diverter arm residing over the top surface of the plate and extending substantially over its length towards the outer perimeter of the plate; and wherein the top side of the diverter arm and the top surface of the plate are configured to have a distance based on dimensions of the items such that when a first pressure is exerted on items near or contacting the diverter arm, the near or contacted items move along the length of the diverter arm towards the outer perimeter of the plate and when a second pressure, greater than the first pressure, is exerted on the items near or contacting the diverter arm, the near or contacted items pass over the diverter arm.