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Apparatus for unscrambling, orienting and feeding elongated objects, such as parisons, having flanges thereon, in a sorting chamber which receives the objects and then passes them on to a further processing station, comprising one or more pairs of longitudinally mounted rollers for unscrambling and

Apparatus for unscrambling, orienting and feeding elongated objects, such as parisons, having flanges thereon, in a sorting chamber which receives the objects and then passes them on to a further processing station, comprising one or more pairs of longitudinally mounted rollers for unscrambling and orienting the objects in the sorting chamber and then directing them to tracks adjacent the ends of the feeding roller pairs, for receiving the objects and forwarding them to the processing station. The flanges on the objects prevent them from passing between the feeding rollers which are spaced apart sufficiently to receive the body of the object but are close enough to prevent the passage of the flanged objects therebetween. The rollers rotate on longitudinal axes and are inclined to promote gravity feed of the objects along their length. Tracks adjacent the end of the feeding rollers receive the objects fed therefrom and are also inclined to promote gravity feed of the objects along the track to the subsequent processing station. Means are provided to prevent overloading in both the sorting chamber and on the tracks.

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In an apparatus for unscrambling, orienting and feeding elongated objects having a radial flange as they move from a feeder to a processing station, the combination of a sorting chamber for receiving said objects at one end thereof, and discharging them from the other end, one or more pairs of smoot

In an apparatus for unscrambling, orienting and feeding elongated objects having a radial flange as they move from a feeder to a processing station, the combination of a sorting chamber for receiving said objects at one end thereof, and discharging them from the other end, one or more pairs of smooth feeding rollers mounted longitudinally throughout the length of said sorting chamber, the space between the rollers of each pair being large enough to receive the body of the object and small enough to prevent the passage of the flanged portion therebetween, said feeding rollers being inclined downwardly from the receiving end of said chamber to the discharge end thereof to promote gravity feed of said objects through said sorting chamber, and means for rotating said rollers of each pair at equal speed in an upward direction to aid in feeding said objects along the rollers and through said chamber, in combination with a rotatable clearing wheel in said sorting chamber, means mounting said clearing wheel so that its axis is substantially at right angles to the direction of feed of said feeding rollers and positioning the same above said feeding rollers a distance sufficient to prevent those objects not properly located between said feeding rollers from advancing beyond said clearing wheel, and means driving said clearing wheel in a direction opposite to the normal movement of the objects being oriented and passing through said sorting chamber.