Arrangement for feeding product carriers moveably arranged on a rail

Apparatus for feeding a plurality of product carriers comprising a first rail for said plurality of product carriers whereby said plurality of product carriers can move along said first rail, a plurality of branches associated with said first rail whereby said plurality of product carriers can be supplied to and removed from said first rail along said plurality of branches, an endless belt for moving said plurality of product carriers along said first rail, a second rail disposed above said first rail, said endless belt including downwardly extending sides, and being suspended from said second rail whereby said downwardly extending sides of said endless belt are accessible for driving of said endless belt thereby, coupling means for coupling said first rail to at least one of said plurality of branches, said coupling means including at least one end piece associated with said at least one of said plurality of branches, said at least one end piece being swingable between a first position distal from said first rail and a second position proximate to said first rail whereby said plurality of product carriers can be supplied to or removed from said first rail when said at least one end piece is in said second position, and at least one intermediate first rail portion located on said first rail adjacent to said at least one end piece, said at least one intermediate first rail portion being swingable between a first position in line with said first rail when said at least one end piece is in said first position and a second position out of line with said first rail when said at least one end piece is in said second position.