Patent ID: 6957944

Claim:
An apparatus for stacking sheets of glass, comprising: means for conveying the sheets of glass to be stacked: means for receiving the sheets of glass from said means for conveying and relaying the sheets of glass in an orderly fashion; and means for stacking the sheets of glass relayed from said means for receiving, wherein said means for receiving the sheets of glass from said means for conveying is at least one rotating wheel, wherein said at least one rotating wheel possesses means for supporting the sheets of glass thereon, and wherein said means for supporting the sheets on said at least one rotating wheel is a plurality of blades that extend from said at least one rotating wheel, wherein said means for stacking the sheets of glass relayed from said means for receiving is at least one indexing slide, said at least one indexing slide capable of receiving and retaining sheets of glass placed therein by said means for receiving, and wherein said at least one indexing slide is capable of indexing to provide room for a plurality of sheets of glass deposited therein by said means for receiving.