US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 388
.~.~.~ Including protruding portion of conveyor entering end of slotted or hollow item


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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

373  DF  CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION {12}
382  DF  .~ By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to uniform facing {5}
383  DF  .~.~ Including significantly shaped portion of conveyor cooperating with significantly shaped item to face item {7}
388.~.~.~ Including protruding portion of conveyor entering end of slotted or hollow item


DEFINITION

Classification: 198/388

(under subclass 383) Apparatus wherein the configuration on the conveyor is a part, on or adjacent the conveyor, that juts out or protrudes into the path of articles being conveyed, wherein the configuration of the article includes a bifurcation or a cavity therein, and wherein the conveyor configuration is inserted into the article configuration, whereby those articles that match configurations pass along the conveyor and those that do not match configurations do not pass along the conveyor, or are turned so that the configurations do match.

(1) Note. Usually, those articles that do not match and pass are returned to a supply of articles for recirculation and refacing.