US 12,441,554 B2
Hangar guide
Jack Magliocco, Delanson, NY (US); Jason Bigler, Hooper, UT (US); and Kevin Behr, Cherry Valley, NY (US)
Assigned to Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,300.
Prior Publication US 2023/0365349 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 47/88 (2006.01); B65G 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/883 (2013.01) [B65G 11/203 (2013.01); B65G 11/206 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0229 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for hanger guides on a sorting device, the system comprising:
a plurality of hangers, wherein each hanger of the plurality of hangers includes a hanger hook;
a plurality of dividers associated with a sloping surface of the sorting device, the plurality of dividers defining at least one channel through which the hanger hook is able to slide down the sloping surface, the plurality of dividers including a first divider; and
a plurality of hanger guides associated with the plurality of dividers, the plurality of hanger guides comprising a first hanger guide attached to a first leading edge of an end of the first divider, wherein the first hanger guide comprises a main body configured to enable passage of the hanger hook past the first leading edge of the first divider associated with the sloping surface of the sorting device into a receptacle at a bottom of the sloping surface, wherein the first hanger guide further comprises:
a diameter of the main body of the first hanger guide that is greater than a diameter of a hook on a hangar associated with an item moving down the sloping surface through the at least one channel.