US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 394
.~.~ By conveying an item that has a position characteristic and rotating the item until it is positioned

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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

373  DF  CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION {12}
382  DF  .~ By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to uniform facing {5}
394.~.~ By conveying an item that has a position characteristic and rotating the item until it is positioned

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/394

(under subclass 382) Apparatus wherein the article to be conveyed is formed with a particular point or zone thereon which is identifiable to the apparatus as that point which should face in a predetermined direction relative to the conveyor, and wherein the article, while it is being conveyed, is caused to turn on its own axis and is caused to

stop turning when said point or zone is faced in said predetermined direction.

(1) Note. The article is usually a bottle or a can having a visible projection or seam that is to be faced relative to a station (e.g., a label-applying station). However, the position characteristic can be a visible mark or an invisible indicium that is sensed by the apparatus. For other means actuated in response to an improperly-faced article, see subclass 395.

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395, and see (1) Note above.