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US3104749A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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Granted: 1963-09-24
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Expires: 1980-09-24
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 03:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/26; B65G47/28; B65G47/29; B65G2201/00; B65G2201/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CONVEYOR FOR SUPPORTING A ROW OF ARTICLES FOR MOVEMENT IN A SELECTED PLANE THEREALONG; A STOP ARRANGEMENT DISPOSED IN COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID CONVEYOR FOR ENGAGING A LEADING ARTICLE OF A ROW OF ARTICLES ON SAID CONVEYOR TO ARREST MOVEMENT THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR, SAID STOP ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A FIXED STOP BAR EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONVEYOR AND HAVING A GENERALLY UPSTANDING STOP ABUTMENT FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ARRESTED ARTICLE ON SAID CONVEYOR, SAID STOP ABUTMENT HAVING AN ARTICLE-ENGAGING SURFACE ANGLED FORWARDLY AND UPWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE PLANE OF MOVEMENT OF ARTICLES ON SAID CONVEYOR WHEREBY TO MINIMIZE FRICTION BETWEEN SAID AN ARTICLE-ENGAGING SURFACE AND AN ARTICLE ENGAGED THEREWITH AND TO FACILITATE UPWARD SWINGING OF SUCH ARTICLE OVER SAID SURFACE, A LIFTING BAR EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONVEYOR DIRECTLY BEHIND SAID STOP BAR AND DEFINING AN OPEN JOINT THEREBETWEEN, SAID LIFTING BAR HAVING A SURFACE THEREON ENGAGEABLE WITH AN UNDERSIDE OF AN ARTICLE ARRESTED BY SAID STOP ABUTMENT AND BEING MOVABLE TO LIFT SUCH ARTICLE OVER SAID STOP ABUTMENT, THE ARTICLE-ENGAGING SURFACE OF SAID STOP ABUTMENT BEING OFFSET FORWARDLY OF SAID OPEN JOINT TO PREVENT DEFORMATION OF AN ARRESTED ARTICLE DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID JOINT, AND MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID LIFTING BAR FOR MOVING THE SAME TO AN ARTICLE-LIFTING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CONVEYOR FOR SUPPORTING A ROW OF ARTICLES FOR MOVEMENT IN A SELECTED PLANE THEREALONG; A STOP ARRANGEMENT DISPOSED IN COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID CONVEYOR FOR ENGAGING A LEADING ARTICLE OF A ROW OF ARTICLES ON SAID CONVEYOR TO ARREST MOVEMENT THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR, SAID STOP ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A FIXED STOP BAR EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONVEYOR AND HAVING A GENERALLY UPSTANDING STOP ABUTMENT FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ARRESTED ARTICLE ON SAID CONVEYOR, SAID STOP ABUTMENT HAVING AN ARTICLE-ENGAGING SURFACE ANGLED FORWARDLY AND UPWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE PLANE OF MOVEMENT OF ARTICLES ON SAID CONVEYOR WHEREBY TO MINIMIZE FRICTION BETWEEN SAID AN ARTICLE-ENGAGING SURFACE AND AN ARTICLE ENGAGED THEREWITH AND TO FACILITATE UPWARD SWINGING OF SUCH ARTICLE OVER SAID SURFACE, A LIFTING BAR EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONVEYOR DIRECTLY BEHIND SAID STOP BAR AND DEFINING AN OPEN JOINT THEREBETWEEN, SAID LIFTING BAR HAVING A SURFACE THEREON ENGAGEABLE WITH AN UNDERSIDE OF AN ARTICLE ARRESTED BY SAID STOP ABUTMENT AND BEING MOVABLE TO LIFT SUCH ARTICLE OVER SAID STOP ABUTMENT, THE ARTICLE-ENGAGING SURFACE OF SAID STOP ABUTMENT BEING OFFSET FORWARDLY OF SAID OPEN JOINT TO PREVENT DEFORMATION OF AN ARRESTED ARTICLE DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID JOINT, AND MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID LIFTING BAR FOR MOVING THE SAME TO AN ARTICLE-LIFTING POSITION.

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