US3141844A
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Method and apparatus for dry sizing
Assignee: BRAUCHLA
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Filing: 1962-09-14
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-09-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert C Brauchla
- 👤 Paul P Ruminsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:30
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07B; B07B1/00; B07B1/10; B03; B03B; B03B9/00; B03B9/06; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A METHOD FOR SIZING MATTER COMPRISING: (A) HORIZONTALLY ADVANCING MATTER TO BE SIZED UPON A CONVEYOR; (B) POSITIONING A PLURALITY OF REVOLVING RADIALLY EXTENDING COMBS HAVING INDIVIDUALLY SPACED TEETH ABOVE AND ADJACENT TO SAID CONVEYOR SO THAT AT ALL TIMES A PLURALITY OF COMB TEETH TIPS ARE CLOSER TO SAID CONVEYOR THAN SAID TEETH ARE TO EACH OTHER; (C) REPETITIVELY, LONGITUDINALLY COMBING SAID MATTER THROUGHOUT A SUSTAINED PORTION OF SAID ADVANCING WITH SAID COMBS, SO THAT AT ALL TIMES A PLURALITY OF SAID RADIALLY EXTENDING COMBS ARE PERPENDICULARLY PRESENTED WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONVEYOR; (D) TRANSVERSELY RECIPROCATING SAID COMBS TO VIBRATE SAID COMBS AT A HIGH FREQUENCY DURING SAID COMBING SO AS TO ENHANCE COMBING ACTION AND CLEARING OF SAID COMBS; (E) REMOVING GREATER SIZED MATTER INCAPABLE OF BEING ADVANCED BEYOND SAID COMBING; AND (F) SEQUENTIALLY OF SAID COMBING, REMOVING SMALLER SIZED MATTER ADVANCING THROUGH SAID COMBING.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A METHOD FOR SIZING MATTER COMPRISING: (A) HORIZONTALLY ADVANCING MATTER TO BE SIZED UPON A CONVEYOR; (B) POSITIONING A PLURALITY OF REVOLVING RADIALLY EXTENDING COMBS HAVING INDIVIDUALLY SPACED TEETH ABOVE AND ADJACENT TO SAID CONVEYOR SO THAT AT ALL TIMES A PLURALITY OF COMB TEETH TIPS ARE CLOSER TO SAID CONVEYOR THAN SAID TEETH ARE TO EACH OTHER; (C) REPETITIVELY, LONGITUDINALLY COMBING SAID MATTER THROUGHOUT A SUSTAINED PORTION OF SAID ADVANCING WITH SAID COMBS, SO THAT AT ALL TIMES A PLURALITY OF SAID RADIALLY EXTENDING COMBS ARE PERPENDICULARLY PRESENTED WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONVEYOR; (D) TRANSVERSELY RECIPROCATING SAID COMBS TO VIBRATE SAID COMBS AT A HIGH FREQUENCY DURING SAID COMBING SO AS TO ENHANCE COMBING ACTION AND CLEARING OF SAID COMBS; (E) REMOVING GREATER SIZED MATTER INCAPABLE OF BEING ADVANCED BEYOND SAID COMBING; AND (F) SEQUENTIALLY OF SAID COMBING, REMOVING SMALLER SIZED MATTER ADVANCING THROUGH SAID COMBING.
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