Apparatus and method for moving parts

Claim 1

A PARTS MOVING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION: A VIBRATORY PARTS FEEDER AND A CONVEYOR MEANS, SAID PARTS FEEDER HAVING A VIBRATORY BOWL PROVIDED WITH AN OUTLET FOR PARTS MOVING UP AN INCLINED RAMP TO THE OUTLET; A DOWNWARDLY INCLINED TRACK FOR RECEIVING ORIENTED PARTS FROM THE OUTLET; AN INTERCHANGE MEANS FOR COUPLING THE INCLINED TRACK TO THE CONVEYOR MEANS; AND PARTS ADVANCING MEANS TO POSITIVELY ENGAGE EACH PART ENTERING SAID INTERCHANGE MEANS AND INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCE THE PART IN THE CONVEYOR MEANS, EACH PART SERVING TO ADVANCE THE PART AHEAD OF IT IN THE CONVEYOR MEANS, SAID PARTS ADVANCING MEANS INCLUDING A RECIPROCAL PLUNGER ARRANGED TO ENGAGE A SINGLE PART IN THE INTERCHANGE MEANS, MOTIVE MEANS TO CAUSE SAID PLUNGER TO MOVE SAID PARTS INTO THE CONVEYOR MEANS, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID MOTIVE MEANS TO CAUSE RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER WHEREIN SAID PARTS ARE MOVED IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER INTO THE CONVEYOR MEANS, SAID CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING ADJUSTABLY POSITIONED SWITCH MEANS COUPLED TO SAID MOTIVE MEANS AND ENGAGEABLE BY SAID PLUNGER TO OPERATE SAID MOTIVE MEANS AND TO LIMIT END OF STROKE MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER IN EITHER DIRECTION OF RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT.