US3199673A
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Apparatus and method for handling articles
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-19
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1982-04-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan G Flint
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:38
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C1/00; B07C1/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
APPARATUS FOR SORTING FLAT, FLEXIBLE ARTICLES ACCORDING TO THEIR DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY COMPRISING A CONVEYOR INCLUDING A PORTION FOR GRIPPING OPPOSITE FLAT SIDES OF THE ARTICLES AND CONVEYING THE ARTICLES ALONG A DELIVERY PATH; AN AIR JET NOZZLE, SAID NOZZLE BEING SPACED DOWNSTREAM OF THE ARTICLE GRIPPING PORTION OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS AND AT ONE SIDE OF THE ARTICLE DELIVERY PATH; THE SPACING OF SAID NOZZLE FROM SAID GRIPPING MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE ARTICLES, SO THAT WHEN A LEADING PORTION OF EACH ARTICLE IS OPPOSITE SAID NOZZLE, THE TRAILING PORTION OF THE ARTICLE REMAINS GRIPPED BY THE GRIPPING PORTION OF SAID CONVEYOR; FIRST AND SECOND ARTICLE RECEIVING CHANNELS DOWNSTREAM OF SAID AIR JET NOZZLE, SAID FIRST CHANNEL HAVING AN ARTICLE RECEIVING PORTION THAT IS ALIGNED WITH SAID DELIVERY PATH FOR RECEIVING RELATIVELY STIFF ARTICLES, SAID SECOND CHANNEL HAVING AN ARTICLE RECEIVING PORTION THAT DIVERGES FROM SAID DELIVERY PATH FOR RECEIVING RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE ARTICLES; MEANS FOR MAINTAINING ANORMALLY FLOWING JET OF AIR THROUGH SAID NOZZLE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TESTING THE FLEXIBLIT OF ALL ARTICLES THAT PASS THE AIR JET NOZZLE AND DIVERTING THE RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE ARTICLES INTO SAID SECOND CHANNEL, SAID JET OF AIR PERMITTING THE RELATIVELY STIFF ARTICLES TO CONTINUE ON INTO SAID FIRST CHANNEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
APPARATUS FOR SORTING FLAT, FLEXIBLE ARTICLES ACCORDING TO THEIR DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY COMPRISING A CONVEYOR INCLUDING A PORTION FOR GRIPPING OPPOSITE FLAT SIDES OF THE ARTICLES AND CONVEYING THE ARTICLES ALONG A DELIVERY PATH; AN AIR JET NOZZLE, SAID NOZZLE BEING SPACED DOWNSTREAM OF THE ARTICLE GRIPPING PORTION OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS AND AT ONE SIDE OF THE ARTICLE DELIVERY PATH; THE SPACING OF SAID NOZZLE FROM SAID GRIPPING MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE ARTICLES, SO THAT WHEN A LEADING PORTION OF EACH ARTICLE IS OPPOSITE SAID NOZZLE, THE TRAILING PORTION OF THE ARTICLE REMAINS GRIPPED BY THE GRIPPING PORTION OF SAID CONVEYOR; FIRST AND SECOND ARTICLE RECEIVING CHANNELS DOWNSTREAM OF SAID AIR JET NOZZLE, SAID FIRST CHANNEL HAVING AN ARTICLE RECEIVING PORTION THAT IS ALIGNED WITH SAID DELIVERY PATH FOR RECEIVING RELATIVELY STIFF ARTICLES, SAID SECOND CHANNEL HAVING AN ARTICLE RECEIVING PORTION THAT DIVERGES FROM SAID DELIVERY PATH FOR RECEIVING RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE ARTICLES; MEANS FOR MAINTAINING ANORMALLY FLOWING JET OF AIR THROUGH SAID NOZZLE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TESTING THE FLEXIBLIT OF ALL ARTICLES THAT PASS THE AIR JET NOZZLE AND DIVERTING THE RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE ARTICLES INTO SAID SECOND CHANNEL, SAID JET OF AIR PERMITTING THE RELATIVELY STIFF ARTICLES TO CONTINUE ON INTO SAID FIRST CHANNEL.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-09 | 1969-02-08 | 1969-08-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-09 | 1973-02-08 | 1973-08-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-09 | 1977-02-08 | 1977-08-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |