Conveyor assembly and method of using the same

A motorized drive roller for a conveyor apparatus, the drive roller comprising:

• a first clutch-activated bearing element configured to frictionally engage a first drive belt to facilitate an operative connection between the drive roller and at least one leading idler roller of a plurality of idler rollers configured to be controlled based on an operation of the drive roller;
• a second clutch-activated bearing element configured to frictionally engage a second drive belt to facilitate an operative connection between the drive roller and at least one leading trailing roller of the plurality of idler rollers;
• wherein the drive roller is configured to is selectively configurable between a first operating condition corresponding to the plurality of idler rollers collectively defining a single-zone configuration wherein each of the plurality of idler rollers are at least substantially simultaneously controlled by the drive roller and a second operating condition corresponding to the plurality of idler rollers collectively defining a dual-zone configuration wherein the at least one leading idler roller defines a first conveyor zone and the at least one trailing idler roller defines a second conveyor zone, the first and second conveyor zones being selectively controlled by the drive roller independent of one another;
• and
• wherein the second operating condition is defined by the first clutch-activated bearing element being selectively configured in an engaged configuration and the second clutch-activated bearing element being selectively configured in a disengaged configuration.