Patent ID: 6959802

Claim:
A product conveying and accumulation system, said system comprising: a. first conveying means for the movement of products from an upstream destination to a destination downstream of the system; b. second conveying means for receiving products from the first conveying means, for accumulation and movement of products on and around the second conveying means, and for delivery of products to the first conveying means for movement to the downstream destination, said second conveying means comprising a first continuous loop path conveyor located in a single substantially transverse plane, said conveyor having two parallel straightaway sections interconnected by a curved section forming a substantially U-shaped product conveying and accumulation surface and a second continuous loop path conveyor located in a single substantially transverse plane, said second conveyor having two parallel straightaway sections interconnected by a curved section, forming a substantially U-shaped product conveying and accumulation surface, the first conveyor having at least one straightaway section in substantial parallel alignment with at least one straightaway section of the second conveyor; and c. power means for simultaneously moving the first and second conveyors in relation to each other and to the first conveying means.