(under subclass 164) Subject matter wherein the apparatus is provided with means having an inclined chute allowing blanks, stock material, or formed articles to move down for feeding or sorting.
(1) Note. The chutes usually have slots at the bottom allowing for blanks, stock material, or articles to hang supported by their heads.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
193, Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways,
2+, for chutes in general.
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven,
389, for a power-driven conveyor combined with a chute in which the conveyed load is suspended for orientation, and subclass 311, 359+, 390 and 523+ for such a conveyor combined
with a chute. 221, Article Dispensing,
156+, for article dispensing (feeding) not otherwise provided for, for feeding and orienting asymmetrical articles.
