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1. A glass conveyor system comprising a first conveyor line, a second conveyor line, and a shuttle system configured to transfer glass sheets from the first conveyor line to the second conveyor line, the first conveyor line comprising a plurality of transport rollers configured to convey glass sheets in a first direction, the second conveyor line comprising a plurality of conveyor belts configured to convey glass sheets in a second direction, the second direction being crosswise to the first direction, the shuttle system comprising a plurality of lifting rollers, the lifting rollers having a retracted configuration and an elevated configuration, such that the lifting rollers when in the elevated configuration are at a higher elevation than the transport rollers of the first conveyor line, wherein the shuttle system is movable linearly between a first location and a second location, such that when the shuttle system is in the first location, the lifting rollers are configured to move from the retracted configuration to the elevated configuration and thereby lift a glass sheet off the transport rollers of the first conveyor line, and when the shuttle system is moved from the first location to the second location, the lifting rollers are configured to move from the elevated configuration to the retracted configuration and thereby set the glass sheet onto the conveyor belts of the second conveyor line.
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