US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 418.8
.~.~ By offsetting first or last article

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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

418  DF  CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND MOVING A GROUP OF ITEMS {8}
418.7  DF  .~ Subdivides continuous item stream into longitudinally spaced groups {4}
418.8.~.~ By offsetting first or last article

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/418.8

By offsetting first or last article:

(under subclass 418.7) Apparatus which separates the preceding group from the succeeding group by abruptly shifting out of alignment with its adjacent articles, an article located at either (1) the end of the preceding group or (2) the beginning of the succeeding group.