(under subclass 525) Apparatus wherein the flow-affecting means comprises the adjustable (e.g., movable, repositionable, etc.) mounting of one or more of the conveyor sections for the purpose of altering the flow of material in such respects as direction, velocity (e.g., varying the inclination of a gravity flow path), etc.
(1) Note. This subclass includes a gravity system wherein the first section of the system is adjustable for the purpose of receiving, at alternative locations, material from a source outside of the claimed system.
(2) Note. The adjustability requirement of this subclass is satisfied by a section which is adjustable only in part.
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360+, for a conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or plural destinations and wherein the selecting means comprises a movable mounted gravity section.
526, for a flow-affecting means under this heading which frequently includes traveling deflector elements which may, in themselves, perform in the nature of momentary gravity flow paths, but wherein no attempt is made, for purposes of classification, to account for the presence of such a function. 528, for a flow-affecting means under this heading which includes an adjustable gravity section.
533, for a flow-affecting means under this heading which comprises an agitator, etc., and wherein a conveyor section may be adjustable to the extent necessary to cooperate with the agitator.
538, for a conveyor system under this heading wherein one or more of the conveyor sections is repositionable for a nonoperative purpose (e.g., storage, transport, etc.).
586+, for a conveyor system which comprises plural power-drive conveyor sections and wherein the sections are relatively adjustable.
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222, Dispensing,
166, for a dispenser having a supply container which is tiltable for the purpose of dispensing by gravity.
