US3189200A
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Feeding conveyor system with uniformity control
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-15
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1983-08-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald D Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:41
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D43/00; A01D43/003; F; F26; F26B; F26B11/00; F26B11/02; F26B11/026; F26B25/00; F26B25/001; F26B25/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
IN A DEHYDRATING SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION WITH INFEED CONVEYOR MEANS FOR DELIVERING MATERIAL TO THE SYSTEM, OF MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT LEVEL OF MATERIAL ON THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND INCLUDING A FLOATING LEVELER AJACENT PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND HAVING A PORTION MOVABLE TO AND FROM THE ADJACENT PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS, SAID LEVELER INCLUDING ON ITS SAID PORTION A LEVELING MEANS MOVABLE OPPOSITELY TO THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND PROVIDED WITH MATERIAL-ENGAGING TEETH, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID LEVELING MEANS FOR RAKING REARWARDLY OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS THE MATERIAL ENGAGED BY SAID TEETH, A SPEED CHANGING DRIVE TO A PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS, AND CONNECTIONS FROM SUCH LEVELER PORTION TO SAID SPEED CHANING DRIVE FOR ACCLERATING THE LAST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SUCH PORTION TOWARD THE FIRST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND DECELERAATING THE LAST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SUCH PORTION FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
IN A DEHYDRATING SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION WITH INFEED CONVEYOR MEANS FOR DELIVERING MATERIAL TO THE SYSTEM, OF MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT LEVEL OF MATERIAL ON THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND INCLUDING A FLOATING LEVELER AJACENT PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND HAVING A PORTION MOVABLE TO AND FROM THE ADJACENT PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS, SAID LEVELER INCLUDING ON ITS SAID PORTION A LEVELING MEANS MOVABLE OPPOSITELY TO THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND PROVIDED WITH MATERIAL-ENGAGING TEETH, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID LEVELING MEANS FOR RAKING REARWARDLY OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS THE MATERIAL ENGAGED BY SAID TEETH, A SPEED CHANGING DRIVE TO A PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS, AND CONNECTIONS FROM SUCH LEVELER PORTION TO SAID SPEED CHANING DRIVE FOR ACCLERATING THE LAST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SUCH PORTION TOWARD THE FIRST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS AND DECELERAATING THE LAST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SUCH PORTION FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED PART OF THE CONVEYOR MEANS.
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