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US3182808A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-20
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1982-12-20
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Roland A Benoit
- 👤 Robert F Gingras
- 👤 Richard H Duprey
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:57
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43K; B43K31/00; B65; B65G; B65G15/00; B65G15/30; B65G15/32; B65G15/42; B65G2201/00; B65G2201/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A CONVEYOR FOR MAINTAINING OBJECTS OF VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES IN AN ORDERLY AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER COMPRISING AN ENDLESS BELT HAVING A BASE PORTION AND A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED FLEXIBLE FINGERS PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE PORTION; CERTAIN OF SAID FINGERS BEING LONGER THAN OTHERS WHEREIN THE SHORTER FINGERS ARE SPACED BETWEEN PAIRS OF ADJACENT LONGER FINGERS, SAID FINGERS BEING CONICALLY SHAPED, AND SAID FINGERS BEING SPACED TO ONE ANOTHER SO THAT AN OBJECT INSERTED BETWEEN SAID FINGERS IS FRICTIONALLY RETAINED BY THE FINGERS ADJACENT THERETO WHEREBY DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE OBJECT, THE LATTER MAY BE FRICTIONALLY RETAINED BETWEEN THE EXTENDED ENDS OF ADJACENT PAIRS OF THE LONG FINGERS OR BETWEEN A LONG AND SHORT FINGER.
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