US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 377.01
.~.~ Holder carried by orbiting conveyor

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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

373  DF  CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION {12}
375  DF  .~ By actuating item-holder relative to holder-carrying conveyor {2}
377.01.~.~ Holder carried by orbiting conveyor {4}
377.02  DF  .~.~.~> Holder rotates item about axis spaced from the item {2}
377.07  DF  .~.~.~> Holder having load gripping element {2}
377.1  DF  .~.~.~> Holder rotation stops at predetermined position
378  DF  .~.~.~> Holder or conveyor moves intermittently (e.g., for "indexing" load)

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/377.01

Holder carried by orbiting conveyor:

(under subclass 375) Subject matter wherein the conveyor section comprises a plurality of components that are connected together and moved in a closed-loop path such that each component is followed by and preceded by another component and a part of the closed-loop path coincides with a part of the path of a movement of the article holder.