Patent ID: 7448313

Claim:
An apparatus for combining delivery of first objects from a first transport conveyor ( 34 ) with second objects from a second transport conveyor ( 40 ), comprising: a first continuous discharge conveyor ( 36 ) for transporting the first objects received from the first transport conveyor, the first continuous discharge conveyor comprising a discharge end; a second continuous discharge conveyor ( 42 ) for receiving the second objects from the second transport conveyor, the second continuous discharge conveyor comprising a receiving end with a longitudinal axis, and a discharge end, and being rotatable about the longitudinal axis; means for pivoting the second discharge conveyor about the longitudinal axis between a lower position in which the discharge ends of the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor are adjacent, and an upper position in which the discharge ends of the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor are spaced apart sufficiently to accommodate the first objects therebetween; and means for synchronizing the pivoting means with discharge of the first objects from the first discharge conveyor and discharge of the second objects from the second discharge conveyor.