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1. An apparatus, comprising:
an interface section including:
at least two sets of at least one endless-loop conveyor, each set being configured to interface with an input conveyance stream and with an output conveyance stream;each set being configured to:
receive items from the input conveyance stream at an intake rate in which the items are made available from the input conveyance stream; andprovide the items to the output conveyance stream at an exit rate in which the items are required to exit to the output conveyance stream; andthe endless-loop conveyors being configured to operate in such a way that:
as a set receives, at least in part, from the input conveyance stream, the remaining set provides, at least in part, to the output conveyance stream; andas a set provides, at least in part, to the output conveyance stream, the remaining set receives, at least in part, from the input conveyance stream. |