Patent ID: 8651326

Claim:
A device for singulating articles from a bulk supply of such articles, comprising: a housing for holding articles to be singulated; an exit channel fluidly connected to the housing at an entry end, the entry end of the exit channel being configured in cross-section to permit the passage of only a single article at a time, the exit channel including a forwardly-directed jet aperture and a rearwardly-directed jet aperture; wherein the housing includes a floor and an opposing ceiling, and wherein the floor includes at least one air intake hole; a first positive pressure source fluidly connected to the forwardly-directed jet aperture; a second positive pressure source fluidly connected to the rearwardly-directed jet aperture; and a controller operatively connected with the first and second positive pressure sources that selectively controls the application of positive pressure to the forwardly-directed jet aperture and the rearwardly-directed jet aperture.