Patent ID: 8800746

Claim:
A lift assembly for use with a conveyor configured to move items in a direction of conveyance, comprising: a housing comprising a pair of side walls positioned on either side of a conveying path and a bottom wall that is positioned below the conveying path; a carriage for engaging an item on the conveyor, wherein the carriage comprises a pair of carriage side walls on either side of the conveying path; a carriage bottom wall positioned between the bottom wall of the housing and the conveying path; and a pair of supports, each support supported by a respective carriage side wall and extending inwardly toward the conveying path; a track attached to the housing, the track being angled relative to the direction of conveyance and configured to support the carriage as the carriage moves relative to the housing; a guide member received within and movable along the track and operably attached to the carriage; an actuator attached at a first end to the carriage and at a second end to the housing for moving the guide member along the track; wherein the angle of the track is configured such that, as the guide member moves along the track, the carriage is raised and lowered with respect to the housing.