(under subclass 147) Apparatus having a plurality of substantially horizontal channels or tracks spaced in a vertical plane in which articles are deposited to form a group and then concurrently ejected therefrom.
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193, Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways, appropriate subclasses for a single chute feeding a plurality of chutes.
414, Material or Article Handling,
788.1+, for means for forming vertical self-sustaining or stable stacks of articles.