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US 7,111,721 B1Granted
Stop apparatus for conveyor systems
OwnerMichael L. Turnerinventor
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Abstract
A pallet stop apparatus for interrupting the motion of a pallet or other item along a conveyor system includes a stop head having both an open arm depending and a stop arm depending therefrom and a front surface for engaging a pallet. The apparatus also includes a slide latch having a first end and a second end connected to a means for imparting generally linear motion to said slide latch to engage the open and stop arms of the stop head as said slide latch moves.
Claims15
A pallet stop apparatus comprising:
- a stop head having both an open arm and a stop arm depending therefrom and a front surface for engaging a pallet, said stop head rotatable about an axis of rotation;
- a slide latch having a first end and a second end connected to a means for imparting generally linear motion to said slide latch wherein the first end engages the open arm of said stop head as said slide latch moves forward and engages the stop arm of said stop head as said slide latch moves backward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.