Mechanical combining apparatus
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1. APPARATUS COMPRISING, (A) A HORIZONTALLY-DISPOSED ENDLESS BELT FOR RECEIVING SPACED ROWS OF OBJECTS, (B) MEANS FOR MOVING THE BELT, (C) MEANS DEFINING TWO PARALLEL FLOW PATHS FOR THE OBJECTS CARRIED BY THE BELT, (D) A PAIR OF GATE MEMBERS POSITIONED ABOVE THE BELT AND INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, (E) FLAT FLEXTURE SPRINGS CARRIED BY THE GATE MEMBERS AND BIASING THE GATE MEMBERS TO NORMAL POSITIONS WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH GATE MEMBER EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE OBJECTS CARRIED BY THE BELT, AND
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1. APPARATUS COMPRISING, (A) A HORIZONTALLY-DISPOSED ENDLESS BELT FOR RECEIVING SPACED ROWS OF OBJECTS, (B) MEANS FOR MOVING THE BELT, (C) MEANS DEFINING TWO PARALLEL FLOW PATHS FOR THE OBJECTS CARRIED BY THE BELT, (D) A PAIR OF GATE MEMBERS POSITIONED ABOVE THE BELT AND INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, (E) FLAT FLEXTURE SPRINGS CARRIED BY THE GATE MEMBERS AND BIASING THE GATE MEMBERS TO NORMAL POSITIONS WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH GATE MEMBER EXTENDS DOWNWARDLY FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE OBJECTS CARRIED BY THE BELT, AND
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