CPC B65G 47/22 (2013.01) [B65G 47/34 (2013.01); B65G 47/8838 (2013.01); B65G 47/92 (2013.01); E01B 29/32 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
17. A tie plate dispenser, comprising:
a conveyor which moves a tie plate from a first position to a second position;
a guide disposed adjacent to said conveyor, said guide having a first end which tapers from a narrow width to a wider width, a second end, and longitudinally extending between said first end and said second end, said guide capable of engaging a shoulder of said tie plate and guiding said tie plate along said conveyor;
said guide being movable relative to said conveyor and capable of positioning said tie plate by a rail base defined between said shoulder and a second shoulder of said tie plate.
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