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US3152701A
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Assignee: Telefunken AG
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Filing: 1961-01-03
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Granted: 1964-10-13
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Expires: 1981-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Weiland Wolfgang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:50
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C1/00; B07C1/02; B07C1/025; B65; B65H; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/32; B65H2301/321; B65H2301/40; B65H2301/42; B65H2301/421; B65H2301/4214
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
328 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING FLAT ARTICLES, IN UPRIGHT POSITION, BETWEEN TWO POINTS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WHICH IS VARIABLE, ONE OF WHICH POINTS IS LOCATED ON STATIONARY SUPPORT MEANS AND THE OTHER OF WHICH POINTS IS DETERMINED BY THE POSITION OF A CARRIER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO ALONG A RECTILINEAR PATH, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES FIRST AND SECOND ENDLESS BELTS AND GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING SAIDD BELTS TO RUN IN SUPERPOSED POSITION THROUGH ONE REACH OF THEIR TRAVEL BETWEEN SAID POINTS, SAID GUIDE MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND STATIONARY GUIDES ARRANGED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AT SAID ONE POINT FOR GUIDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND BELTS, RESPECTIVELY, A FIRST MOVABLE GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING BOTH OF SAID BELTS, SAID FIRST MOVABLE GUIDE BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND STATIONARY GUIDES SUCH THAT SAID BELTS TRAVEL THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECTILINEAR PATH, GUIDING MEANS ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING SAID BELTS BETWEEN SAID FIRST MOVABLE GUIDE AND SAID OTHER POINT, A SECOND MOVABLE GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING SAID FIRST BELT BETWEEN SAID OTHER POINT AND ONE SIDE OF SAID CARRIER, A THIRD STATIONARY GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID FIRST BELT, SAID THIRD STATIONARY GUIDE BEING SPACED FROM SAID SECOND MOVABLE GUIDE SUCH THAT SAID FIRST BELT TRAVELS THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECTILINEAR PATH, A THIRD MOVABLE GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING SAID SECOND BELT BETWEEN SAID OTHER POINT AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID CARRIER, AND A FOURTH STATIONARY GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID SECOND BELT, SAID FOURTH STATIONARY GUIDE BEING SPACED FROM SAID THIRD MOVABLE GUIDE SUCH THAT SAID SECOND BELT TRAVELS THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECTILINEAR PATH, SAID FIRST BELT ALSO RUNNING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND THIRD STATIONARY GUIDES AND SAID SECOND BELT ALSO RUNNING BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND FOURTH STATIONARY GUIDES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
328 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING FLAT ARTICLES, IN UPRIGHT POSITION, BETWEEN TWO POINTS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WHICH IS VARIABLE, ONE OF WHICH POINTS IS LOCATED ON STATIONARY SUPPORT MEANS AND THE OTHER OF WHICH POINTS IS DETERMINED BY THE POSITION OF A CARRIER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO ALONG A RECTILINEAR PATH, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES FIRST AND SECOND ENDLESS BELTS AND GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING SAIDD BELTS TO RUN IN SUPERPOSED POSITION THROUGH ONE REACH OF THEIR TRAVEL BETWEEN SAID POINTS, SAID GUIDE MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND STATIONARY GUIDES ARRANGED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AT SAID ONE POINT FOR GUIDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND BELTS, RESPECTIVELY, A FIRST MOVABLE GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING BOTH OF SAID BELTS, SAID FIRST MOVABLE GUIDE BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND STATIONARY GUIDES SUCH THAT SAID BELTS TRAVEL THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECTILINEAR PATH, GUIDING MEANS ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING SAID BELTS BETWEEN SAID FIRST MOVABLE GUIDE AND SAID OTHER POINT, A SECOND MOVABLE GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING SAID FIRST BELT BETWEEN SAID OTHER POINT AND ONE SIDE OF SAID CARRIER, A THIRD STATIONARY GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID FIRST BELT, SAID THIRD STATIONARY GUIDE BEING SPACED FROM SAID SECOND MOVABLE GUIDE SUCH THAT SAID FIRST BELT TRAVELS THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECTILINEAR PATH, A THIRD MOVABLE GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID CARRIER FOR GUIDING SAID SECOND BELT BETWEEN SAID OTHER POINT AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID CARRIER, AND A FOURTH STATIONARY GUIDE ARRANGED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID SECOND BELT, SAID FOURTH STATIONARY GUIDE BEING SPACED FROM SAID THIRD MOVABLE GUIDE SUCH THAT SAID SECOND BELT TRAVELS THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECTILINEAR PATH, SAID FIRST BELT ALSO RUNNING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND THIRD STATIONARY GUIDES AND SAID SECOND BELT ALSO RUNNING BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND FOURTH STATIONARY GUIDES.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-10-13 | 1968-04-13 | 1968-10-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-10-13 | 1972-04-13 | 1972-10-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-10-13 | 1976-04-13 | 1976-10-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |