US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 426
.~ By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream conveyor to form a group

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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

418  DF  CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND MOVING A GROUP OF ITEMS {8}
426.~ By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream conveyor to form a group {3}
427  DF  .~.~> And distributing items of group into plural streams
428  DF  .~.~> By air blast or suction
429  DF  .~.~> By reciprocating shifter {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/426

(under subclass 418) Apparatus wherein the articles to be grouped comprise a succession of such articles moving on a first conveyor along a particular line of motion, and wherein a particular plurality of said articles is engaged by means for transferring all of said particular plurality of articles at the same time from said first conveyor to a second conveyor, which transfer means moves in a direction different from said particular lines of motion.

(1) Note. For discussion of the term "stream", see (1) Note of subclass 434 below.