US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 378-- .~.~.~ Holder or conveyor moves intermittently (e.g., for "indexing" load)

US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 378
.~.~.~ Holder or conveyor moves intermittently (e.g., for "indexing" load)

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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	DF	.~.~ Holder carried by orbiting conveyor {4}
378		.~.~.~ Holder or conveyor moves intermittently (e.g., for "indexing" load)

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/378

(under subclass 377.01) Apparatus wherein said member moves relative to the conveyor in a step-by-step manner, or the conveyor section moves in a step-by-step manner relative to the path of the article being conveyed.

(1) Note. The described movement permits the article to be "indexed" in a stop-and-go fashion in order to permit an operation to be performed on the conveyed article during periods of stopping, and then convey the article to its next operation, or convey another article to an operation station.