Patent ID: 7410044

Claim:
An article carrier including: a) means for mounting the article carrier to a conveyor; b) a carrier frame associated with said means for mounting the article carrier to a conveyor and freely movable about a pivot so as to be locatable in a carriage position, in which articles may be supported on the carrier frame, and an ejection position, in which articles are ejected from the carrier frame; and c) a locking member; wherein when the carrier frame is located in the carriage position, the locking member is locatable in a first position that prevents movement of the carrier frame about said pivot and is movable relative to both the carrier frame and the mounting means into a second position that releases the carrier frame, allowing the carrier frame to move about the pivot, and wherein when the locking member is located in the first position to prevent movement of the carrier frame, the locking member is not under load.