(under subclass 167) Devices, having in addition to the rotary or oscillating discharge means one or more of the following means, which may or may not be rotary; (1) an agitator within the supply container, (2) means operating on articles which have passed through at least one segregation-orientation stage to forward them along or through the discharge path, which means may perform a second orienting operation, (3) means operating on the articles to take care of an over supply or jamming of articles which have passed through at least one segregation-orientation stage, whether they remain in the confines of the supply container or have passed into a chute or stack holder.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
243, for lost motion devices to relieve actuator pressure on discharge means when the outlet is blocked and for mere expansible chutes or outlets to relieve jamming, and see the search notes thereto for overload relief searches generally.
