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Apparatus is disclosed for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles movable along a path by conveyor means. The apparatus comprises scale means for successively weighing the shackles and articles at a weighing station along the path, mechanical to electrical t

Apparatus is disclosed for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles movable along a path by conveyor means. The apparatus comprises scale means for successively weighing the shackles and articles at a weighing station along the path, mechanical to electrical transducer means coupled with the scale means for generating analog electrical signals indicative of the sensed weights, and means for digitizing the analog electrical signals. The apparatus further comprises digital computer means for comparing the digitized electrical signals with sets of digital word bits indicative of a preselected set of weight ranges, and for generating article release command signals indicative of weight ranges in which the sensed article weights are computed to lie. The apparatus further includes electrical to mechanical transducer means for releasing articles from the shackles at a plurality of dispensing stations along the path in response to release command signals received from the computer means. A method is also disclosed for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles which may be practiced through use of the disclosed apparatus.

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Apparatus for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles movable along at least one path by conveyor means, comprising: a. scale means for successively weighing the shackles and articles suspended therefrom at at least one weighing station along the path; b. mec

Apparatus for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles movable along at least one path by conveyor means, comprising: a. scale means for successively weighing the shackles and articles suspended therefrom at at least one weighing station along the path; b. mechanical to electrical transducer means coupled with said scale means for generating analog electrical signals indicative of sensed weights of shackles and articles suspended therefrom supported on said scale means; c. means for digitizing the analog electrical signals; d. digital computer means for comparing the digitized electrical signals generated by said mechanical to electrical transducer means with sets of digital word bits indicative of a preselected set of weight ranges and for generating article release command signals indicative of weight ranges in which the sensed article weights are computed to lie; e. electrical to mechanical transducer means for releasinG articles from the shackles at a plurality of dispensing stations along the path in response to release command signals received from said computer means; and f. said digital computer means includes means for storing another set of digital word bits indicative of sensed tare weights of a sequence of unloaded shackles in sequential order and for digitally subtracting said another set of digital word bits sequentially from said stored sets of digital word bits.