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A carrier for orienting and conveying things to be transported includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side periphery, and a second side periphery. The bottom surface is intersected by a traverse slot which is upwardly communicative with a traverse through bore. Either of the

A carrier for orienting and conveying things to be transported includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side periphery, and a second side periphery. The bottom surface is intersected by a traverse slot which is upwardly communicative with a traverse through bore. Either of the first side periphery or the top surface provides a transport section adapted to receive and convey the thing to be transported, and the second side periphery provides a drive control section suited to engage a drive mechanism. The body may include a hold lip, detent, or other structure cooperative with the first side periphery or top surface to contact, receive, and convey the thing to be transported. The carrier is used in an assembly carrier line system which includes structure for driving the carriers along a desired pathway wherein the pathway has a guide element cooperative with the carrier selected from one or more of the group consisting of a rail for engagement into the traverse slot of the carrier, a rod for engagement into the traverse bore of the carrier, and a boundary barrier to contain the carriers. When the guide element of the pathway includes a cam rail surface upon the rod, selected controlled rotational movement of the carrier circumferentially upon the rod perpendicular to its ongoing lineal path along at least a portion of the length of the rod is achieved.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A carrier for orienting and conveying things to be transported comprising a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side periphery, a second side periphery, a traverse slot, and a traverse through bore, said bottom surface being intersected by said traverse slot, said

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A carrier for orienting and conveying things to be transported comprising a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side periphery, a second side periphery, a traverse slot, and a traverse through bore, said bottom surface being intersected by said traverse slot, said traverse slot being upwardly communicative with said traverse through bore, said first side periphery or said top surface providing a transport section adapted to receive and convey said thing to be transported, and said second side periphery providing a drive control section suited to engage a drive mechanism.