US3071257A
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Bundle inverting means
Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1959-03-13
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1979-03-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter C Jones
- 👤 William K Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:52
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/24; B65G47/248; B65G47/252; B65H; B65H15/00; B65H15/016; B65H15/02; B65G29/00; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/33; B65H2301/332; B65H2301/3321; B65H2301/33214
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
IN A BUNDLE INVERTING MEANS, A ROTOR COMPRISING TWO SPACED VERTICAL SIDE DISKS, AN UPPER ROLLER CONVEYOR AND A LOWER ROLLER CONVEYOR BOTH DISPOSED BETWEEN AND MOUNTED ON SAID SIDE DISKS, AND A VERTICAL WALL EXTENDING ING BETWEEN AND CARRIED BY SAID SIDE DISKS, SAID VERTICAL WALL BEING DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID ROLLER CONVEYORS TO LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF A BUNDLE ONTO SAID LOWER ROLLER CONVEYOR; MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID ROTOR ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, AND ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID ROTOR, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO TURN SAID ROTOR 180* IN A DIRECTION TO MOVE SAID VERTICAL WALL DOWNWARDLY TO HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THEN UPWARDLY TO VERTICAL POSITION THEREBY INVERTING THE BUNDLE, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING ALSO OPERABLE TO RETURN SAID ROTOR TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER MOVEMENT OF THE INVERTED BUNDLE FROM THE THEN LOWERMOST OF SAID ROLLER CONVEYORS, UPPER AND LOWER THREADED FASTENERS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SIDE DISKS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
IN A BUNDLE INVERTING MEANS, A ROTOR COMPRISING TWO SPACED VERTICAL SIDE DISKS, AN UPPER ROLLER CONVEYOR AND A LOWER ROLLER CONVEYOR BOTH DISPOSED BETWEEN AND MOUNTED ON SAID SIDE DISKS, AND A VERTICAL WALL EXTENDING ING BETWEEN AND CARRIED BY SAID SIDE DISKS, SAID VERTICAL WALL BEING DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID ROLLER CONVEYORS TO LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF A BUNDLE ONTO SAID LOWER ROLLER CONVEYOR; MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID ROTOR ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, AND ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID ROTOR, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO TURN SAID ROTOR 180* IN A DIRECTION TO MOVE SAID VERTICAL WALL DOWNWARDLY TO HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THEN UPWARDLY TO VERTICAL POSITION THEREBY INVERTING THE BUNDLE, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING ALSO OPERABLE TO RETURN SAID ROTOR TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER MOVEMENT OF THE INVERTED BUNDLE FROM THE THEN LOWERMOST OF SAID ROLLER CONVEYORS, UPPER AND LOWER THREADED FASTENERS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SIDE DISKS
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