CPC B65G 35/06 (2013.01) [B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 2207/08 (2013.01); B65G 2207/42 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A conveyor system, comprising:
a rail having one or more channels therein; and
first and second sleds operatively associated with the rail, the first and second sleds being configured for both independent and coordinated movement along the rail such that the first and second sleds can move closer together and further apart from one another and can move together along the rail, the first and second sleds being configured to cooperate to hold a packaging container therebetween, and the first and second sleds being configured to move together along the rail with the packaging container held therebetween to move the packaging container along the rail, each of the first and second sleds comprising:
a body;
one or more wheels mounted on the body and configured to move through the one or more channels in the rail; and
a holding device connected to the body, the holding device being configured to engage a packaging container to move the packaging container along the rail.
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