US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 397.01
.~.~.~ By orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets passing through supply

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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}
396  DF  .~.~ Including separating item from scrambled supply hopper {1}
397.01.~.~.~ By orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets passing through supply {2}
397.02  DF  .~.~.~.~> Rotary pocketed conveyor {2}
397.06  DF  .~.~.~.~> Item oriented while on endless conveyor

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/397.01

By orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets passing through supply:

(under subclass 396) Subject matter wherein the conveyor 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, a

part of said closed-loop path coincides with the path of an article to be conveyed, and other part of said path coincides with the bin, and wherein each component forms a receptacle for the article to be conveyed.

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393, for similar structure wherein an item-receiving pocket fits the shape of the item.