Donald J Armstrong

US Patent:

48740799, Oct 17, 1989

Filed:

Feb 8, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/153311

Inventors:

Robert L. Frenkel - Englewood CO
Christopher S. Derks - Arvada CO
Donald L. Armstrong - Arvada CO

Assignee:

Adolph Coors Company - Golden CO

International Classification:

B65G 4768

US Classification:

198436

Abstract:

Apparatus for separating a continuous stream of filled beverage bottles moving in a single row in one linear direction into a plurality of spaced apart rows of filled beverage bottles moving in a direction substantially perpendicular to such one linear direction using at least first, second and third continuously moving conveyors moving in spaced apart parallel linear directions and a continuously moving collection conveyor moving in a linear direction substantially perpendicular thereto wherein the middle filled beverage bottle of three successive filled beverage bottles is moved at spaced apart intervals over the second or third continuously moving conveyors and onto the continuously moving collection conveyor to form spaced streams of filled beverage bottles thereon and wherein the filled beverage bottles remaining on the third continuously moving conveyor are transferred to the continuously moving collection conveyor to form another stream of filled beverage bottles thereon.