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Apparatus for conveying articles

  • US 4,958,716 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1987
  • Issued: 09/25/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for conveying reusable carrier cases each said carrier case having a cover and containing articles, said apparatus, comprising:

  • a main conveyance path;

    carrier bodies propelled along said main conveyance path for conveying said carrier cases therein, said carrier cases removably insertable in said carrier bodies;

    a first input/output means located along said main conveyance path for receiving carrier cases transferred from said main conveyance path and for supplying carrier cases to be transferred to said main conveyance path, said carrier cases transferred to and from said carrier bodies;

    a second input/output means located along said main conveyance path and spaced from said first input/output means and comprising a carrier case output position for receiving carrier cases transferred from said main conveyance path and a carrier case input position for supplying carrier cases to be transferred to said main conveyance path, said carrier cases transferred to and from said carrier bodies, said main conveyance path coveying carrier cases inserted in said carrier bodies between said first input/output means and said second input/output means; and

    opening means provided near said carrier case output position at said second input/output means for opening the covers of said carrier cases when said covers are closed.

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