Conveyor loading apparatus
AssigneeRosebay Terrace Pty Ltd.
InventorMario Matkovich
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for loading articles (2) onto a moving conveyor, the apparatus including (a) transport means (3a, 3 b, 3c) on the conveyor which includes holding means (5) adapted to engage at least a portion of an article (2) so as to hold the article (2) in connected relation with the conveyor, and (b) locating means (6) operable to cause an article (2) positioned thereon to move into a position in which it cant thereafter be engaged by the holding means (5); wherein the transport means (3a, 3b, 3c) and the locating means (6) are co-operable such that the article (2) can be caused to be moved on the locating means (6) with the transport means (3a, 3b, 3c to being engaged by the holding means (5).
Claims29
An apparatus for loading articles onto a moving conveyor, the apparatus including:
- (a) transport means mounted on the conveyor which includes holding means adapted to engage at least a portion of an article so as to hold the article in connected relation with the conveyor;
- (b) locating means operable to cause an article positioned thereon to move into a position in which it can thereafter be engaged by the holding means;
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- (c) retaining means operable to retain the article to the holding means, wherein the retaining means biases the article towards the holding means;
- wherein the transport means and the locating means are co-operable such that the article can be caused to be moved on the locating means by the transport means prior to being engaged by holding means.
An apparatus for collecting and conveying an article, the apparatus including:
- (a) a conveyor adapted to move an article from one location to another location;
- (b) transport means mounted on the conveyor which includes holding means adapted to engage at least a portion of the said article so as to hold the article in connected relation with the conveyor;
- (c) locating means operable to cause an article once positioned thereon to move into a position in which it can thereafter be engaged by the holding means;
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- (d) retaining means operable to retain the article to the holding means, wherein the retaining means biases the article towards the holding means;
- wherein the transport means and the locating means are co-operable such that the article is caused to be moved on the locating means by the transport means prior to being engaged by the holding means.
An apparatus as claimed in any one of 1 or 2 claims wherein said article is a garment hanger.
An apparatus for loading articles onto a moving conveyor, the apparatus including:
- (a) transport means mounted on the conveyor which includes holding means adapted to engage at least a portion of an article so as to hold the article in connected relation with the conveyor;
- (b) locating means operable to cause an article positioned thereon to move into a position in which it can thereafter be engaged by the holding means, wherein the transport means and the locating means are co-operable such that the article can be caused to be moved on the locating means with the transport means prior to being engaged by the holding means;
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- (c) retaining means operable to retain the article to the holding means, wherein the retaining means is adapted to adopt a discharge mode in which it operates to remove the article from the holding means.
An apparatus for collecting and conveying an article, the apparatus including:
- (a) a conveyor adapted to move the article from one location to another location;
- (b) transport means mounted on the conveyor which includes holding means adapted to engage at least a portion of the said article so as to hold the article in connected relation with the conveyor;
- (c) locating means operable to cause the article once positioned thereon to move into position in which it can thereafter be engaged by the holding means, wherein the transport means and the locating means are co-operable such that the article is caused to be moved on the locating means with the transport means prior to being engaged by the holding means;
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- (d) retaining means operable to retain the article to the holding means, wherein said retaining means is adapted to adopt a discharge mode in which it operates to remove the article from the holding means.
An apparatus for loading articles onto a moving conveyor, the apparatus including:
- (a) transport means mounted on the conveyor which includes holding means adapted to engage at least a portion of an article so as to hold the article in connected relation with the conveyor;
- (b) locating means operable to cause the article positioned thereon to move into a position in which it can thereafter be engaged by the holding means, wherein the transport means and the locating means are co-operable such that the article can be caused to be moved on the locating means with the transport means prior to being engaged by the holding means;
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- (c) retaining means operable to retain the article to the holding means, wherein the retaining means includes a pair of fingers which are adapted to be located on opposite sides of the article.
An apparatus for collecting and conveying an article, the apparatus including:
- (a) a conveyor adapted to move the article from one location to another location;
- (b) transport means mounted on the conveyor which includes holding means adapted to engage at least a portion of the said article so as to hold the article in connected relation with the conveyor;
- (c) locating means operable to cause the article once positioned thereon to move into a position in which it can thereafter be engaged by the holding means, wherein the transport means and the locating means are co-operable such that the article is caused to be moved on the locating means with the transport means prior to being engaged by the holding means;
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- (d) retaining means operable to retain the article to the holding means, wherein the retaining means includes a pair of fingers which are adapted to be located on opposite sides of the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.