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A conveyor system for pivotally suspended carrier containers travelling through a closed path composed of interconnected straight portions each lying at a right angle to the previous and to the next portion. The subsequent portions of the path through which travel the carrier containers are each com

A conveyor system for pivotally suspended carrier containers travelling through a closed path composed of interconnected straight portions each lying at a right angle to the previous and to the next portion. The subsequent portions of the path through which travel the carrier containers are each composed of a sub-conveyor comprising two parallel straight flights interconnected by 180°bends. The suspension system of the containers together with a guiding rail render it possible for each container to pass from one sub-conveyor to the next one at a right angle crossing point.

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A conveyor system for receiving, transporting, buffering and discharging loads, said system comprising a plurality of cooperating endless conveyors, each conveyor provided with carrying members for carrying containers, said containers including suspension members for coupling to said carrying member

A conveyor system for receiving, transporting, buffering and discharging loads, said system comprising a plurality of cooperating endless conveyors, each conveyor provided with carrying members for carrying containers, said containers including suspension members for coupling to said carrying members, said conveyors with containers traversing a closed route, said closed route including a series of subsequent route portions running at angles to each other, with each of said conveyors traversing one of said subsequent route portions and wherein each route portion meets another route portion at a transition location, said conveyor system including a rail forming said route portions, each suspension member of each said container including an element being supported and guided in said rail while said container traverses said route, each carrying member of each conveyor being detachably coupled to a suspension member of a container, and each suspension member of a container providing positive simultaneous contact with a carrying member of two of said conveyors when said container reaches a transition location between route portions of said two conveyors, whereby a container traversing said route is detached from one conveyor toward the end of one route portion and taken over by a conveyor traversing a subsequent route portion as said container moves from said one route portion to said subsequent route portion while traversing said route.