Abstract: A conveyor system for conveying and/or sorting articles includes an endless track assembly having a conveying path and a plurality of cartridges for receiving articles and discharging the articles. The cartridges are supported from the track assembly and moveable along the conveying path. The cartridges are configured to move transverse to the conveying path between at least two discharge positions. A method for conveying and/or sorting articles is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sliding shoe sorters and methods of using those sorters. One or more pluralities of the shoes are interposed between the conveyors lateral edges and can be orderly advanced in lines. Controllers activate or deactivate the diverters which direct the sliding shoes toward one or more receivers, and the diversion of the shoes can result in the egressing of an item away from the conveyer. The receivers can be provided with rediverters to redirect the shoes toward the interposed sliding shoes. Items advanced by the conveyor may have a code placed about them, and after a code has been placed about the item to be sorted, a paradigm or paradigms responsive to the code can be created to orchestrate activation or deactivation of the diverters and/or the rediverters.