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A system for sorting articles, the system having a track which defines a route starting at least one loading point, the route continuing on to a plurality of destination points and arriving back at the loading point. The system also has at least one tray for conveying an article from the loading poi

A system for sorting articles, the system having a track which defines a route starting at least one loading point, the route continuing on to a plurality of destination points and arriving back at the loading point. The system also has at least one tray for conveying an article from the loading point to a selected one of the destination points. The tray comprises a first and a second half pivotally coupled to each other. The track includes a first segment for momentarily tilting a leading end of the tray upward relative to a trailing end of the tray and possibly downward again, and a second segment for laterally tilting the first half and the second half of the tray at an angle. The first and second segments selectively maneuver an article loaded in the tray to a bottom corner thereof prior to the tray reaching the selected destination point in order to substantially reduce the jarring of the article during the discharge thereof at the selected destination point. A scanner is provided for scanning an identification-code disposed on the article. The scanner is coupled to a controller which determines the selected destination point using the information obtained by the scanner from the identification-code disposed on the article.

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1. A system for sorting articles, comprising:a track defining a route starting at at least one loading point and continuing onto a plurality of destination points; at least one tray for conveying articles from said at least one loading point to selected ones of said destination points, said at least

1. A system for sorting articles, comprising:a track defining a route starting at at least one loading point and continuing onto a plurality of destination points; at least one tray for conveying articles from said at least one loading point to selected ones of said destination points, said at least one tray having a leading end and a trailing end and a first half and a second half, said first half being pivotally coupled to said second half; wherein said track includes first means for momentarily tilting said leading end of said at least one tray upward relative to said trailing end of said at least one tray, and second means for laterally tilting said first half at an angle and said second half at an opposite angle.