Shoe sorter conveyor

A system, comprising:

• a frame;
• a slat having one or more slat pins;
• a drive system configured to move the slat in a longitudinal direction along the frame;
• a slat coupler coupling the slat to the drive system, wherein the slat coupler includes
• a carriage base coupled to the drive system, wherein the carriage base has one or more pin notches;
• a coupler arm pivotally coupled to the carriage base, wherein the coupler arm has one or more pin notches;
• and
• wherein the coupler arm is closed against the carriage base with the slat pins disposed within the pin notches of the carriage base and the coupler arm.

A method, comprising:

• diverting an item with a shoe of a sortation system, wherein the shoe includes a base that has one or more sloped sides and a bumper that extends from the base;
• deflecting the bumper during a malfunction;
• and
• moving the shoe underneath the item with the item sliding over the sloped sides.

A method, comprising:

• placing one or more slat pins in one or more corresponding slat pin notches in a carriage base, wherein the slat pins extend from a slat;
• pivoting a coupler arm that is pivotally coupled to the carriage base to a closed position where the slat pins are sandwiched between the coupler arm and the carriage base;
• and
• clipping a retainer clip to the slat pins to retain the coupler arm in the closed position.