Patent ID: 7191891

Claim:
Device for moving products from a loading station to an unloading station, comprising: a multiplicity of carriers, each having a container for said products; a transport device for moving said carriers, which transport device comprises: a frame; a drive for said carriers, the drive being connected to the frame so as to allow circulation of the drive; guide means for said carriers; and engagement means for bringing said carriers into engagement with said drive; wherein said drive is provided with recesses and said carrier is provided with an engagement member that extends into said recesses while in a first position, but does not extend into said recesses while in a second position, operating means being present in order to move said engagement member out of the recesses, wherein said carrier and frame are provided with cooperating means separate from the engagement means allowing for displacement of said carrier in an allowed direction relative to said frame and preventing displacement of said carrier in an opposite direction relative to said frame, the cooperating means comprising a first member on the carrier and a second member on the frame, the first and second member engaging one another so that the carrier can be displaced with respect to the frame in the allowed direction, and further so that the carrier cannot be displaced with respect to the frame in a direction opposite the allowed direction.