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Telescoping loading conveyor

Assignee: Harris Graphics Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-27
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Granted: 1964-04-07
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Expires: 1980-06-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony J Zuercher

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 17:08
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G21/00; B65G21/10; B65G21/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
A LOADING CONVEYOR DEVICE HAVING SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND CROSS MEMBERS JOINING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, SUPPORT LEGS FOR SAID FRAME MEMBERS CARRIED THEREON AT A LOCATION ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS, THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE FRAME OF A SEPARATE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND OPERATOR CONTROLLED ELEVATING MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS; AT LEAST ONE TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND OPERATOR CONTROLLED MEANS FOR EXTENDING AND RETRACTING SAID TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS TO POSITION THE DISCHARGE END THEREOF AT VARYING DISTANCES FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS; CONTINUOUS BELT MEANS CARRIED ON BELT SUPPORT ROLLERS JOURNALLED IN BOTH SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND SAID TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS FOR PROVIDING A CONVEYING SURFACE FROM THE END OF SAID DEVICE ADJACENT SAID SEPARATE CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID DEVICE, DRIVING MEANS FOR SAID BELT MEANS AND OPERATOR CONTROLLED MEANS FOR STARTING AND STOPPING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTINUOUS BELT MEANS, AND ELEVATING CONTROL MEANS, EXTENGING AND RETRACTING MEANS AND SAID STARTING AND STOPPING MEANS COMPRISING INDIVIDUAL SWITCH MEANS, ALL OF WHICH ARE CARRIED ON THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
A LOADING CONVEYOR DEVICE HAVING SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND CROSS MEMBERS JOINING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, SUPPORT LEGS FOR SAID FRAME MEMBERS CARRIED THEREON AT A LOCATION ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS, THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE FRAME OF A SEPARATE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND OPERATOR CONTROLLED ELEVATING MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS; AT LEAST ONE TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND OPERATOR CONTROLLED MEANS FOR EXTENDING AND RETRACTING SAID TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS TO POSITION THE DISCHARGE END THEREOF AT VARYING DISTANCES FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS; CONTINUOUS BELT MEANS CARRIED ON BELT SUPPORT ROLLERS JOURNALLED IN BOTH SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND SAID TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS FOR PROVIDING A CONVEYING SURFACE FROM THE END OF SAID DEVICE ADJACENT SAID SEPARATE CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID DEVICE, DRIVING MEANS FOR SAID BELT MEANS AND OPERATOR CONTROLLED MEANS FOR STARTING AND STOPPING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTINUOUS BELT MEANS, AND ELEVATING CONTROL MEANS, EXTENGING AND RETRACTING MEANS AND SAID STARTING AND STOPPING MEANS COMPRISING INDIVIDUAL SWITCH MEANS, ALL OF WHICH ARE CARRIED ON THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID TELESCOPING SECTION MEANS.

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