US3125097A
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Granted: 1964-03-17
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Expires: 1981-03-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
No inventors recorded.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:49
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D33/00; A01D17/00; A01D17/10; A01D2017/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A POTATO RETARDING DEVICE COMPRISING A CONVEYOR HAVING TRANSVERSE FLIGHTS, SAID CONVEYOR BEING ADAPTED TO ADVANCE POTATOES HAVING ATTACHED PLANTS CARRIED BY SAID CONVEYOR, POTATO ENGAGING MEANS HAVING A FIXED LOCATION BENEATH SAID CONVEYOR, POTATO RETARDING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ABOVE SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS AND SAID CONVEYOR, A SPRING CONNECTED TO SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS AND URGING THE SAME TOWARD SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS INTO RESILIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH POTATOES THAT ARE BEING ADVANCED BY SAID CONVEYOR AND ARE ENGAGING SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS, ADJUSTING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SPRING TO VARY THE EFFECTIVE FORCE THEREOF AND THE RESULTING RETARDING EFFECT OF SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS DURING ENGAGEMENT THEREOF BY THE POTATOES, AND AN ABUTMENT STOP ENGAGEABLE BY SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS FOR LIMITING MOVEMENT OF SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS TOWARD SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS BY SAID SPRING TO A POSITION SPACED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A POTATO RETARDING DEVICE COMPRISING A CONVEYOR HAVING TRANSVERSE FLIGHTS, SAID CONVEYOR BEING ADAPTED TO ADVANCE POTATOES HAVING ATTACHED PLANTS CARRIED BY SAID CONVEYOR, POTATO ENGAGING MEANS HAVING A FIXED LOCATION BENEATH SAID CONVEYOR, POTATO RETARDING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ABOVE SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS AND SAID CONVEYOR, A SPRING CONNECTED TO SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS AND URGING THE SAME TOWARD SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS INTO RESILIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH POTATOES THAT ARE BEING ADVANCED BY SAID CONVEYOR AND ARE ENGAGING SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS, ADJUSTING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SPRING TO VARY THE EFFECTIVE FORCE THEREOF AND THE RESULTING RETARDING EFFECT OF SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS DURING ENGAGEMENT THEREOF BY THE POTATOES, AND AN ABUTMENT STOP ENGAGEABLE BY SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS FOR LIMITING MOVEMENT OF SAID POTATO RETARDING MEANS TOWARD SAID POTATO ENGAGING MEANS BY SAID SPRING TO A POSITION SPACED
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