US3195749A
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Container loading and unloading mechanism
Assignee: Dempster Systems Inc
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Filing: 1962-02-15
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1982-02-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dempster John Saylor
- 👤 Charles R Cooley
- 👤 Jr Glenmore G Garrett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:53
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P1/00; B60P1/64; B60P1/6418; B60P1/6454; B60P1/04; B60P1/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
IN A CONTAINER LOADING AND UNLOADING MECHANISM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF A FRAME ADAPTED TO BE INCLINED AND TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT THEREON A SEPARABLE CONTAINER; CONNECTING MEANS ON THE FRAME AND MOVABLE LENGTHWISE OF THE FRAME FOR RELEASABLY ENGAGING AND MOVING A CONTAINER ONTO OR OFF OF THE FRAME; LATCH MEANS ON THE FRAME MOVABLE TO A FIRST POSITION TO ENGAGE A CONTAINER AT ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF POINTS FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINER OFF THE FRAME WHEN THE FRAME IS INCLINED AND THE CONNECTING MEANS IS NOT ENGAGED WITH THE CONTAINER, AND MOVABLE TO A SECOND POSITION TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINER ONTO OR OFF OF THE FRAME; SPRING MEANS FOR BIASING THE LATCH MEANS TO THE FIRST POSITION; FLUID PRESSURE ACTUATED POWER MEANS FOR MOVING THE LATCH MEANS TO THE SECOND POSITION; OPERATOR-CONTROLLED VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID PRESSURE TO OR EXHAUSTING FLUID PRESSURE FROM THE POWER MEANS; SWITCH MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE VALVE MEANS TO EXHAUST FLUID PRESNECTING MEANS IS ADJACENT ONE END OF THE FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
IN A CONTAINER LOADING AND UNLOADING MECHANISM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF A FRAME ADAPTED TO BE INCLINED AND TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT THEREON A SEPARABLE CONTAINER; CONNECTING MEANS ON THE FRAME AND MOVABLE LENGTHWISE OF THE FRAME FOR RELEASABLY ENGAGING AND MOVING A CONTAINER ONTO OR OFF OF THE FRAME; LATCH MEANS ON THE FRAME MOVABLE TO A FIRST POSITION TO ENGAGE A CONTAINER AT ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF POINTS FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINER OFF THE FRAME WHEN THE FRAME IS INCLINED AND THE CONNECTING MEANS IS NOT ENGAGED WITH THE CONTAINER, AND MOVABLE TO A SECOND POSITION TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINER ONTO OR OFF OF THE FRAME; SPRING MEANS FOR BIASING THE LATCH MEANS TO THE FIRST POSITION; FLUID PRESSURE ACTUATED POWER MEANS FOR MOVING THE LATCH MEANS TO THE SECOND POSITION; OPERATOR-CONTROLLED VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID PRESSURE TO OR EXHAUSTING FLUID PRESSURE FROM THE POWER MEANS; SWITCH MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE VALVE MEANS TO EXHAUST FLUID PRESNECTING MEANS IS ADJACENT ONE END OF THE FRAME.
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