US3204749A
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Selecting method and apparatus
Assignee: Davy Loewy Ltd
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Filing: 1963-04-25
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-04-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richmond William James
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:30
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21B; B21B39/00; B21B39/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A METHOD OF SELECTING AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT FROM A BATCH OF SIMILAR ELONGATE ELEMENTS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FEEDING A BATCH OF THE ELEMENTS ON TO A CONVEYING SURFACE, ALIGNING SAID ELEMENTS WITH THEIR LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE CONVEYING DIRECTION AND SPACING AT LEAST ONE END ELEMENT FROM THE OTHER SAID ELEMENTS, RAISING ALL SAID OTHER ELEMENTS OFF SAID CONVEYING SURFACE, REMOVING SAID AT LEAST ONE END ELEMENT BY SAID CONVEYIGN SURFACES WHILE SAID OTHE ELEMENTS ARE RAISED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPOSITIONING SAID OTHER ELEMENTS ON SAID CONVEYING SURFACE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A METHOD OF SELECTING AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT FROM A BATCH OF SIMILAR ELONGATE ELEMENTS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FEEDING A BATCH OF THE ELEMENTS ON TO A CONVEYING SURFACE, ALIGNING SAID ELEMENTS WITH THEIR LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE CONVEYING DIRECTION AND SPACING AT LEAST ONE END ELEMENT FROM THE OTHER SAID ELEMENTS, RAISING ALL SAID OTHER ELEMENTS OFF SAID CONVEYING SURFACE, REMOVING SAID AT LEAST ONE END ELEMENT BY SAID CONVEYIGN SURFACES WHILE SAID OTHE ELEMENTS ARE RAISED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPOSITIONING SAID OTHER ELEMENTS ON SAID CONVEYING SURFACE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2769523A
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