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Apparatus for transferring loads between conveyors or between a conveyor and a load handling cart, support, or other apparatus includes a split conveyor and an extensible load shifting frame disposed within the split. The shifting frame is provided with load engaging dogs which are selectively actua

Apparatus for transferring loads between conveyors or between a conveyor and a load handling cart, support, or other apparatus includes a split conveyor and an extensible load shifting frame disposed within the split. The shifting frame is provided with load engaging dogs which are selectively actuable above the load conveying plane of the split conveyor to shift the load therefrom and onto a conveyor, cart or the like. Frame and dog actuating means are provided as are conveying methods.

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Transfer apparatus for transferring loads in a direction between a load conveyor and a load transporting cart, said load conveyor including means for moving said load toward said transfer apparatus, and said load having a predetermined dimension parallel to said direction, said transfer apparatus in

Transfer apparatus for transferring loads in a direction between a load conveyor and a load transporting cart, said load conveyor including means for moving said load toward said transfer apparatus, and said load having a predetermined dimension parallel to said direction, said transfer apparatus including: an elongated frame and conveying means supported therein for receiving loads at least from said conveyor, and for conveying loads between said conveyor and said cart, said cart being movable into a position adjacent said elongated frame, said conveying means defining two separate, spaced apart, conveying paths extending in substantially the same said direction, loads on said transfer apparatus spanning portions of said two paths, and load shifting means disposed between said conveying paths and having forward and rearward rotatable dogs thereon, said rearward dog being selectively engageable with loads for shifting loads from said transfer apparatus off said conveying means in said same direction onto said cart, said forward dog being extensible outwardly from said elongated frame a distance at least equal to said predetermined dimension and into an area coincidental with that occupied by said cart for selectively and positively pushing loads onto said cart and pulling loads from said cart. Apparatus as in claim 1 further including means independent of said loads for selectively and positively engaging said dogs and rotating them beneath said conveying path.