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US3101830A
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Bottle-transfer mechanisms
Assignee: RW Webster and Co Ltd
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Filing: 1961-03-24
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Granted: 1963-08-27
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Expires: 1981-03-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Webster Alexander Hyde
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:15
CPC Classifications
B; B08; B08B; B08B9/00; B08B9/08; B08B9/20; B08B9/42; B08B9/44; A; A23; A23B; A23B2/00; A23B2/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
BOTTLE-TRANSFER MECHANISM COMPRISING A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL CONVEYOR FOR FEEDING A LINE OF BOTTLES TO SAID MECHANISM, A SECOND CONVEYOR FOR RECEIVING SAID INFED BOTTLES AND CONVEYING THEM TO SPACED TRANSFER POSITIONS, SAID SECOND CONVEYOR BEING INCLINED TO THE HORIZONTAL IN A TRANSVERSE DIRECTION, MEANS FOR TILTING BOTTLES FROM A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ATTITIDE ON SAID FIRST CONVEYOR TO AN INCLINED ATTITIDE AS THE BOTTLES PASS FROM SAID FIRST CONVEYOR TO SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, WORM MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID BOTTLES IN INCLINED ATTITUDES DURING THEIR ADVANCE ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, WORM MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID SECOND CONVEYOR ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT AND SPACING OF SAID BOTTLES ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR THROUGHOUT THE TIME THE SAID BOTTLES ARE BEING CONVEYORED TO, AND BECOME LOCATED AT, SAID RESPECTED TRANDFER POSITIONS BY SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING SIMULTANEOUS TRANSFER FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, OF ALL THE SPACED BOTTLES LINED ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR WHEN THEY RESPECTIVELY REACH THE SAID TRANSFER POSITIONS THEREON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
BOTTLE-TRANSFER MECHANISM COMPRISING A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL CONVEYOR FOR FEEDING A LINE OF BOTTLES TO SAID MECHANISM, A SECOND CONVEYOR FOR RECEIVING SAID INFED BOTTLES AND CONVEYING THEM TO SPACED TRANSFER POSITIONS, SAID SECOND CONVEYOR BEING INCLINED TO THE HORIZONTAL IN A TRANSVERSE DIRECTION, MEANS FOR TILTING BOTTLES FROM A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ATTITIDE ON SAID FIRST CONVEYOR TO AN INCLINED ATTITIDE AS THE BOTTLES PASS FROM SAID FIRST CONVEYOR TO SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, WORM MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID BOTTLES IN INCLINED ATTITUDES DURING THEIR ADVANCE ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, WORM MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID SECOND CONVEYOR ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT AND SPACING OF SAID BOTTLES ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR THROUGHOUT THE TIME THE SAID BOTTLES ARE BEING CONVEYORED TO, AND BECOME LOCATED AT, SAID RESPECTED TRANDFER POSITIONS BY SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING SIMULTANEOUS TRANSFER FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, OF ALL THE SPACED BOTTLES LINED ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR WHEN THEY RESPECTIVELY REACH THE SAID TRANSFER POSITIONS THEREON.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-08-26 | 1967-02-25 | 1967-08-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-08-26 | 1971-02-25 | 1971-08-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-08-26 | 1975-02-25 | 1975-08-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |