Abstract: A mechanism for rapidly transferring and changing the spacing of easily damaged articles between a multilane input conveyor and a single lane output conveyor. The mechanism includes a pair of diverging transfer conveyors with evenly spaced article receiving buckets pivoted thereon. Guide rails support the buckets of both transfer conveyors in positions inclined upwardly and toward the incoming articles when receiving articles from the input conveyor and permitting buckets to move to a horizontal position for acceptance by teflon coated arcuate shields which invert the buckets and articles therein and dump the articles from each transfer conveyor into the single lane output conveyor at a spacing different from the spacing of the articles on the input conveyor.