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Mechanism for handling workpieces

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-06-19
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Granted: 1963-12-17
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Expires: 1981-06-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul H Dixon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 17:23
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P19/00; B23P19/001; B23P19/006; B23Q; B23Q7/00; B23Q7/10; B23Q7/106

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
IN A MACHINE TOOL FOR OPERATING ON ELONGATED WORKPIECES HAVING A HEAD AT ONE END, THE COMBINATION OF, A SUPPORT; AN ELEMENT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT AND HAVING A LATERAL OPENING FOR RECEIVING WORKPIECES, AN ELONGATED CHUTE INCLINED DOWNWARDLY TOWARD AND TERMINATING AT SAID OPENING AND FORMED WITH AN UPWARDLY OPENING LONGITUDINAL SLOT FOR SUPPORTING A ROW OF WORKPIECES WITH HEADS RESTING ON SAID CHUTE IN ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT, SAID HEADS HAVING EXPOSED TRAILING SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE ADJACENT WORKPIECE, A SEAT IN SAID ELEMENT SLIGHTLY BELOW THE END OF SAID CHUTE, A STOP INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID CHUTE AND ENGAGING THE TERMINAL WORKPIECE IN SAID ROW, A DETENT FORMED ON SAID CHUTE BETWEEN SAID STOP AND SAID ELEMENT AND TERMINATING ADJACENT SAID OPENING, A MEMBER MOUNTED TO RECIPROCATE LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CHUTE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
IN A MACHINE TOOL FOR OPERATING ON ELONGATED WORKPIECES HAVING A HEAD AT ONE END, THE COMBINATION OF, A SUPPORT; AN ELEMENT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT AND HAVING A LATERAL OPENING FOR RECEIVING WORKPIECES, AN ELONGATED CHUTE INCLINED DOWNWARDLY TOWARD AND TERMINATING AT SAID OPENING AND FORMED WITH AN UPWARDLY OPENING LONGITUDINAL SLOT FOR SUPPORTING A ROW OF WORKPIECES WITH HEADS RESTING ON SAID CHUTE IN ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT, SAID HEADS HAVING EXPOSED TRAILING SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE ADJACENT WORKPIECE, A SEAT IN SAID ELEMENT SLIGHTLY BELOW THE END OF SAID CHUTE, A STOP INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID CHUTE AND ENGAGING THE TERMINAL WORKPIECE IN SAID ROW, A DETENT FORMED ON SAID CHUTE BETWEEN SAID STOP AND SAID ELEMENT AND TERMINATING ADJACENT SAID OPENING, A MEMBER MOUNTED TO RECIPROCATE LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CHUTE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID

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