US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 793.4
.~.~.~ Includes support vertically alignable with stack then shiftable from beneath article


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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

788  DF  APPARATUS FOR MOVING INTERSUPPORTING ARTICLES INTO, WITHIN, OR FROM FREESTANDING, ORDERLY LAYERED, OR MUTUALLY STABILIZING ORDERLY GROUP {4}
788.1  DF  .~ Stack forming apparatus {17}
792.7  DF  .~.~ Positions lowest article of stack first {8}
793.4.~.~.~ Includes support vertically alignable with stack then shiftable from beneath article {7}
793.5  DF  .~.~.~.~> Support carried or formed by endless belt conveyor {1}
793.8  DF  .~.~.~.~> Support adjusts vertically as height of stack increases
793.9  DF  .~.~.~.~> Support revolves around central axis during shifting and return
794  DF  .~.~.~.~> Support swings during shifting and return
794.1  DF  .~.~.~.~> Support travels vertically spaced paths during shifting and return
794.2  DF  .~.~.~.~> Plural coacting supports shifting in opposite directions
794.3  DF  .~.~.~.~> And movable stop engaging article during shifting of support


DEFINITION

Classification: 414/793.4

Includes support vertically alignable with stack then shiftable from beneath article:

(under subclass 792.7) Apparatus including an underlying support for an article to be stacked which is movable from (a) a first position where it is located underneath the article and directly over the stacking site to (b) a second position located out from underneath the article and not over the stacking site, wherein the article is added to the stack when the support moves to its second position.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering,

189+, for means temporarily interposed between a conveyor and receiver.