Patent References 3311224 3368672 3368701 3802548 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/441305 filed on 02/11/1974US Classes:198/341.05, Item position relative to station position198/617, PROCESSES198/792, Conveyor having a zone of varying speed235/475, Feed mechanisms235/476, Control circuits318/640, Photoelectric or optical-type measuring instruments400/104, For typing and encoding400/531, Including line-spacing of holder or card400/605For feeding plural record media concurrently or selectivelyExaminersPrimary: Love, John J.Assistant: Valenza, Joseph E. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB07C 1/02 (20060101)B07C 3/00 (20060101) B07C 1/00 (20060101) B07C 3/20 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1973-02-13 UKAbstractArticle classifying apparatus comprises means for conveying articles in series to a work station. At the work station means are provided for establishing a machine readable classification code on each article. The apparatus also includes means for varying the speed of the conveying means. | |