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Solids metering and feeding device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-27
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1984-01-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin William Mck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:18
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B3/00; B65B3/04; B65B3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
IN A SOLIDS-METERING DEVICE FOR AN ASEPTIC CANNING SYSTEM OR THE LIKE, THE COMBINATION OF: A HOPPER HAVING DOWNWARDLY CONVERGING WALLS; A TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF SAID HOPPER AND HAVING AN OUTLET AT ITS UPHILL END; A HOLLOW METERING SCREW IN SAID TROUGH FOR FEEDING SOLID COMPONENTS FROM SAID HOPPER; MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID SCREW AT A VARIABLE PREDETERMINED RATE; A SHAFT PARALLEL TO SAID SCREW AND ABOVE IT; A PLURALITY OF CURVED RODS PROJECTING OUT THEREFROM, EACH IN A SEPARATE PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, EACH PLANE BEING WIDELY SPACED FROM THE OTHER PLANES; AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT SO THAT SAID RODS PASS CLOSE TO SAID HOPPER WALLS AND PREVENT BRIDGING OVER OF THE SOLID COMPONENTS IN THE LOWER END OF THE HOPPER.
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