Gate assembly for diverting articles and the like
OwnerJames Yurkoinventor
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Abstract
A gate assembly for diverting substantially flat articles is provided. The gate assembly comprises a mounting bracket having an upright support member and a mounting member secured to the upright support member and a diverter vane having a slot for slidably receiving at least a portion of the upright support member of the mounting bracket. A least one protrusion is formed on the mounting bracket and at least one recessed area is formed in the diverter vane with each recessed area receiving a corresponding protrusion of the mounting member. A motion mechanism secured to the mounting bracket for selectively moving the combined mounting bracket and diverter vane thereby diverting the articles to a predetermined desired location.
Claims19
A gate assembly for diverting substantially flat articles, the gate assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket having an upright support member and a mounting member secured to the upright support member;
- at least one protrusion formed on the mounting member;
- a diverter vane having a slot for slidably receiving at least a portion of the upright support member of the mounting bracket;
- at least one recessed area formed in the diverter vane, each recessed area receiving a corresponding protrusion of the mounting member;
- and
- motion means secured to the mounting bracket for selectively moving the combined mounting bracket and diverter vane thereby directing the articles to a predetermined desired location.
A gate device for diverting and directing articles in a sorting machine, the gate device comprising:
- a bracket member mounted to the sorting machine, the bracket member having at least one protrusion;
- and
- a vane member mounted to the bracket member, the vane member having at least one corresponding recessed area and removable from and mountable to the bracket member without removing the bracket member from the sorting machine;
- wherein the combined bracket member and the vane member selectively movable to direct the articles to a predetermined desired location.
A method for replacing a diverter vane in a sorting machine, the method comprising:
- providing a bracket having an upright support member and a mounting member secured to the upright support member;
- forming protrusions on the mounting member;
- forming recessed areas in the diverter vane for receiving the protrusions of the mounting member;
- releasably mounting the diverter vane on at least a portion of the upright support member of the bracket;
- and
- releasably securing the diverter vane on the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.