Patent ID: 7861846

Claim:
An apparatus for singulating objects, the apparatus comprising: a rotating floor; a separator wall substantially perpendicular to the rotating floor and adjacent an outer edge of the rotating floor, thereby forming a substantially cylindrical chamber, the separator wall defining a plurality of openings; a plurality of singulating cavities, each singulating cavity adjacent an opening in the separator wall, each singulating cavity configured for receiving an object that travels from the rotating floor through a corresponding opening in the separator wall, each singulating cavity comprising a plurality of independently movable wall segments configured for adjustably defining a shape of the singulating cavity, wherein the plurality of wall segments of each singulating cavity are in a stacked configuration, wherein each of the plurality of wall segments of each singulating cavity pivots independently about a common axis through a proximal end of each wall segment; and a plurality of conveying conduits, each conveying conduit configured for conveying an object from a corresponding one of the singulating cavities to a corresponding receiving container.