US PATENT SUBCLASS 209 / 540
.~ Traveling item turned to predetermined position

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209 /   HD   CLASSIFYING, SEPARATING, AND ASSORTING SOLIDS

509  DF  SORTING SPECIAL ITEMS, AND CERTAIN METHODS AND APPARATUS (E.G., POCKET TYPE AND LIGHT RESPONSIVE SORTING, ETC.) FOR SORTING ANY ITEMS {11}
540.~ Traveling item turned to predetermined position {5}
541  DF  .~.~> Plural orienting means
542  DF  .~.~> Reciprocable or pivotable orienting means
543  DF  .~.~> Fluid orienting means
544  DF  .~.~> Means orienting item moved by gravity
545  DF  .~.~> Driven orienting means

DEFINITION

Classification: 209/540

Traveling item turned to predetermined position:

(under subclass 509) Methods and apparatus wherein traveling items are turned so that they face in a particular direction, e.g., items are inverted.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

538, for means which turns an item at a separating or inspecting station to facilitate separating the item from other items, the means not being a conveyor.

701, for means which turns a traveling item but does not face it in a particular direction.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

193, Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways,

44+, for gravity conveyors with means for turning conveyed articles to a different position.

198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, 373+, for a conveyor having means for changing the attitude of a conveyed item relative to the conveying direction.

221, Article Dispensing,

156+, for dispensing apparatus combined with article orienting means.