Automated collating conveyor system

A conveyor assembly, comprising in combination:

• a movable housing portion;
• a single endless belt loop defining an elongated conveyor member, wherein the conveyor member has a distal end;
• a drive motor connected to the housing portion and operationally connected to the endless belt;
• a variable length support member connected to the housing and to the elongated conveyor member;
• an air jet operationally connected to the elongated conveyor member and connectable to a pneumatic source;
• a sensor operationally connected to the elongated conveyor member;
• a microprocessor operationally connected to the drive motor, the air jet, and the sensor;
• a control interface operationally connected to the microprocessor;
• wherein varying the length of the variable length support member varies elevation of the distal end.

A method of moving and boxing packages, comprising:

• a) positioning a conveyor belt assembly having a distal end and a proximal end to receive a package at the distal end;
• b) sending a signal when a first package is placed upon the distal end;
• c) generating an air pulse to reorient the first package into a predetermined orientation;
• d) moving the first package to a loading area;
• e) moving the first package from the conveyor belt assembly into a shipping container