US3173389A
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Incinerators
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL INCINERATORS Inc
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Filing: 1961-11-13
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1981-11-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Henry J Cates
- 👤 Rosenberg Tom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:55
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/44; F23G5/442; F23G5/444; F23G5/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
IN A CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING INCINERATOR ADAPTED TO CONTINUOUSLY BURN REFUSE FED THEREIN AND TO EXHUAST THE RESIDUE THEREFROM, AND WHEREIN SAID INCINERATOR INCLUDES AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH REFUSE IS FED AND MEANS FOR CLOSED INCINERATION OPERATION EXCEPT FOR OPENINGS THEREIN TO PROVIDE AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND THE LIKE, THE COMBINABER DEFINED BY THE VALVE AND CRUCIBLE FOR QUICKLY RAISING REFUSE DELIVERED CONTINUOUSLY THEREIN AND TRANSPORTING SAME WITHIN SAID INCINERATOR, A KILN IN SAID INCINERATOR HAVING AN ENTRANCE THEREIN AND AN EXHAUST FOR DELIVERING THE ASH THEREFROM, MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONVEYOR MEANS WITHIN SAID KILN ENTRANCE TO DELIVER REFUSE FROM SAID CONVEYOR MEANS TO SAID KILN, AN ENTRANCE LOCATED IN SAID INCINERATOR IN THE VICINITY OF SAID KILN, AN EXPLOSION-PROOF DOOR NORMALLY CLOSING SAID ENTRANCE IN SAID INCINERATOR, MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID EXPLOSION-PROOF DOOR, A CHARGING PALLET NORMALLY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF SAID CHARGING ENTRANCE, MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID PALLET AND DOOR AND BEING SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO MOVE SAME FROM AND OUTSIDE TO AN INSIDE POSITION IN SAID INCINERATOR, AND THROUGH SAID CHARGING ENTRANCE, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PALLET LOCATED IN FLAT POSITION THEREON FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF SAID ENTRANCE, SAID PALLET BEING MOVABLE FROM AN OUTSIDE POSITION WITH A DRUM OR PACK OR THE LIKE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL THROUGH SAID ENTRANCE CREATED BY MOVING SAID DOOR AND INTO THE INSIDE OF SAID INCINERATOR TO DEPOSIT SAID PACK OR DRUM, AND SAID PALLET BEING WITHDRAWABLE FROM SAID OPENING WHEREBY THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION AFTER DEPOSITING SAID DRUM OR PACK OR THE LIKE IS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
IN A CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING INCINERATOR ADAPTED TO CONTINUOUSLY BURN REFUSE FED THEREIN AND TO EXHUAST THE RESIDUE THEREFROM, AND WHEREIN SAID INCINERATOR INCLUDES AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH REFUSE IS FED AND MEANS FOR CLOSED INCINERATION OPERATION EXCEPT FOR OPENINGS THEREIN TO PROVIDE AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND THE LIKE, THE COMBINABER DEFINED BY THE VALVE AND CRUCIBLE FOR QUICKLY RAISING REFUSE DELIVERED CONTINUOUSLY THEREIN AND TRANSPORTING SAME WITHIN SAID INCINERATOR, A KILN IN SAID INCINERATOR HAVING AN ENTRANCE THEREIN AND AN EXHAUST FOR DELIVERING THE ASH THEREFROM, MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONVEYOR MEANS WITHIN SAID KILN ENTRANCE TO DELIVER REFUSE FROM SAID CONVEYOR MEANS TO SAID KILN, AN ENTRANCE LOCATED IN SAID INCINERATOR IN THE VICINITY OF SAID KILN, AN EXPLOSION-PROOF DOOR NORMALLY CLOSING SAID ENTRANCE IN SAID INCINERATOR, MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID EXPLOSION-PROOF DOOR, A CHARGING PALLET NORMALLY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF SAID CHARGING ENTRANCE, MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID PALLET AND DOOR AND BEING SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO MOVE SAME FROM AND OUTSIDE TO AN INSIDE POSITION IN SAID INCINERATOR, AND THROUGH SAID CHARGING ENTRANCE, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PALLET LOCATED IN FLAT POSITION THEREON FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF SAID ENTRANCE, SAID PALLET BEING MOVABLE FROM AN OUTSIDE POSITION WITH A DRUM OR PACK OR THE LIKE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL THROUGH SAID ENTRANCE CREATED BY MOVING SAID DOOR AND INTO THE INSIDE OF SAID INCINERATOR TO DEPOSIT SAID PACK OR DRUM, AND SAID PALLET BEING WITHDRAWABLE FROM SAID OPENING WHEREBY THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION AFTER DEPOSITING SAID DRUM OR PACK OR THE LIKE IS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED.
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