US3188680A
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Traveling suction cleaner for textile mills
Assignee: Parks Cramer Co
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Filing: 1961-04-24
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1981-04-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Robert L Black
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:34
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01H; D01H11/00; D01H11/005; D01H11/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A TRAVELING SUCTION CLEANER FOR TEXTILE MILLS COMPRISING A SUCTION BLOWER FAN, MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID FAN TO TRAVEL OVER TEXTILE MACHINES, A CASING SURROUNDING SAID FAN AND HAVING A SUCTION INLET AND A BLOWER OUTLET, A SUCTION DUCT COMMUNICATING WITH THE SUCTION INLET OF THE FAN CASING AND HAVING A SUCTION NOZZLE ADAPTED TO PICK UP LINT GENERATED BY THE TEXTILE MACHINES, AN ENCLOSED INTERNALLY UNOBSTRUCTED LINT COLLECTION CHAMBER MOVABLE WITH THE FAN CASING AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED AND ACCESS DOOR MEANS FOR GAINING ENTRY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CHAMBER FO RREMOVAL OF ACCUMULATED LINT THEREFROM, COMMUNICATIVE MEANS BETWEEN THE BLOWER OUTLET OF THE FAN CASING AND THE COLLECTION CHAMBER FOR DIRECTING LINT LADEN AIR FROM THE BLOWER OUTLET INTO THE COLLECTION CHAMBER AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CYLINDRICAL WALL OF THE COLLECTION CHAMBER AND IN A PATH TANGENT TO SAID WALL TO CAUSE THE AIR TO MOVE AROUND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID WALL IN A HELICAL PATH AND TO CONTINUOUSLY WIPE THE SAME WHILE CREATING A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COLLECTION CHAMBER, AND A PORTION OF SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL BEING FORAMINATED AND SERVING AS AN EXHAUST FILTER FOR THE AIR FLOWING THROUGH SAID SUCTION DUCT, THE FAN CASING AND THE COLLECTION CHAMBER, WHEREBY THE CIRCULATORY WIPING ACTION OF THE AIR ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL SERVES TO PREVENT SAID EXHAUST FILTER FROM CLOGGING UP WITH LINT AND FROM RESTRICTING THE AIR FLOW INTO THE SUCTION DUCT AND WHEREBY SAID LOW PRESSURE AREA CAUSES THE COLLECTED LINT DIRECTED INTO SAID CHAMBER TO BE BUNCHED IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COLLECTION CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
A TRAVELING SUCTION CLEANER FOR TEXTILE MILLS COMPRISING A SUCTION BLOWER FAN, MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID FAN TO TRAVEL OVER TEXTILE MACHINES, A CASING SURROUNDING SAID FAN AND HAVING A SUCTION INLET AND A BLOWER OUTLET, A SUCTION DUCT COMMUNICATING WITH THE SUCTION INLET OF THE FAN CASING AND HAVING A SUCTION NOZZLE ADAPTED TO PICK UP LINT GENERATED BY THE TEXTILE MACHINES, AN ENCLOSED INTERNALLY UNOBSTRUCTED LINT COLLECTION CHAMBER MOVABLE WITH THE FAN CASING AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED AND ACCESS DOOR MEANS FOR GAINING ENTRY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CHAMBER FO RREMOVAL OF ACCUMULATED LINT THEREFROM, COMMUNICATIVE MEANS BETWEEN THE BLOWER OUTLET OF THE FAN CASING AND THE COLLECTION CHAMBER FOR DIRECTING LINT LADEN AIR FROM THE BLOWER OUTLET INTO THE COLLECTION CHAMBER AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CYLINDRICAL WALL OF THE COLLECTION CHAMBER AND IN A PATH TANGENT TO SAID WALL TO CAUSE THE AIR TO MOVE AROUND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID WALL IN A HELICAL PATH AND TO CONTINUOUSLY WIPE THE SAME WHILE CREATING A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COLLECTION CHAMBER, AND A PORTION OF SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL BEING FORAMINATED AND SERVING AS AN EXHAUST FILTER FOR THE AIR FLOWING THROUGH SAID SUCTION DUCT, THE FAN CASING AND THE COLLECTION CHAMBER, WHEREBY THE CIRCULATORY WIPING ACTION OF THE AIR ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL SERVES TO PREVENT SAID EXHAUST FILTER FROM CLOGGING UP WITH LINT AND FROM RESTRICTING THE AIR FLOW INTO THE SUCTION DUCT AND WHEREBY SAID LOW PRESSURE AREA CAUSES THE COLLECTED LINT DIRECTED INTO SAID CHAMBER TO BE BUNCHED IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COLLECTION CHAMBER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-14 | 1972-12-14 | 1973-06-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-06-14 | 1976-12-14 | 1977-06-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |