US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 406
.~ For changing both the elevation and the posture of successive items

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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

373  DF  CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION {12}
406.~ For changing both the elevation and the posture of successive items {3}
407  DF  .~.~> By plural, sequentially acting conveyors
408  DF  .~.~> By an orbitally moving conveyor
409  DF  .~.~> By an oscillating or reciprocating conveyor

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/406

(under subclass 373) Apparatus wherein each article that is conveyed in a sequence of articles is a) lifted or lowered relative to an original direction of conveyance, and is also b) turned about its "Z" axis, during its conveyance.

(1) Note. See (2) Note to subclass 373 for a definition and further discussion of "Z" axis.

(2) Note. A device wherein an article is simply lifted and lowered (or vice versa) to its original elevation is not in this subclass, but may be found in such subclasses as 411 or 414.