Patent ID: 6974020

Claim:
A diverter assembly for selectively transferring articles of baggage from an input conveying surface having a discharge end to one of multiple output conveying surfaces, comprising: a) a frame; b) at least one endless belt suspended and moving along a path between spaced apart pulleys supported on the frame, wherein the endless belt defines a belt span for contacting an article on the one conveying surface and transferring the contacted article of baggage to one of the multiple conveying surfaces, wherein at least one of the multiple output conveying surfaces has a receiving end, only a portion of which is positioned in a laterally overlapping and adjacent relationship with a portion of the discharge end of the input conveying surface; and c) an actuator operably connected to the frame to move the belt span into a position to contact the article moving on the one conveying surface and transfer the article to one of the multiple output conveying surfaces.