US3204842A
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Assignee: Millennium Petrochemicals Inc
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Filing: 1962-09-19
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1982-09-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George J Reimann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:40
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D5/00; B26D5/20; B26D5/30; B26D5/34; B65; B65B; B65B41/00; B65B41/18; B31; B31B; B31B70/00; B31B70/02; B31B70/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
251 words
AN INDEXING MECHANISM FOR ADVANCING A WEB WITH RESPECT TO A WEB OPERATING MEAND COMPRISING A UNI-DIRECTIONAL DRIVE MEANS, A CRANK MECHANISM CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS, A RACK CONNECTED TO SAID CRANK MECHANISM , A GEAR CONNECTED TO SAID RACK, A CLUTCH MEANS HAVING INPUT SHAFT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID GEAR AND AN OUTPUT CLUTCH MEANS, A DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUTCLUTCH MEANS AND DRAW-ROLL MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID WEB CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE SHAT, AND A TIMED CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT CLUTCH MEANS; SAID TIMED CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS CONNECTING SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT CLUTCH MEANS OVER A FIRST PREDETERMINED PORTION OF THE MOTION OF SAID CRANK MECHANISM TO PERMIT CONSTANT STEP-TYPE ADVANCEMENT OF SAID WEB BY SAID DRIVE MEANS; SAND TIMED CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS DISCONNECTING SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS OVER A SECOND PREDETERMINED PORTION OF THE MOTION OF THE SAID CRANK MECHANISM TO PERMIT SAID CRANK MECHANISM TO RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF ITS SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED PORTION OF MOTION WITHOUT ADVANCING SAID WEB, AND AN AUXILIARY WEB MOVING MECHANISM FOR ADVANCING SAID WEB DURING SAID SECOND PORTION OF MOTION OF SAID CRANK OPERATING MEANS; AND AUXILIARY WEB MOVING MECHANISM BEING CONNECTED TO SAID DRAW-ROLL MEANS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CRANK OPERATING MEANS; SAID AUXILIARY WEB MOVING MECHANISM INCLUDING OPTICAL MEANS FOR MEASURING THE POSITION OF A PREDETERMINED, REPETITIVE PATTERN ON SAID WEB, AND MOVING SAID WEB UNTIL SAID PREDETERMINED PORTION OF SAID PATTERN MOVES TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
251 words
AN INDEXING MECHANISM FOR ADVANCING A WEB WITH RESPECT TO A WEB OPERATING MEAND COMPRISING A UNI-DIRECTIONAL DRIVE MEANS, A CRANK MECHANISM CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS, A RACK CONNECTED TO SAID CRANK MECHANISM , A GEAR CONNECTED TO SAID RACK, A CLUTCH MEANS HAVING INPUT SHAFT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID GEAR AND AN OUTPUT CLUTCH MEANS, A DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUTCLUTCH MEANS AND DRAW-ROLL MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID WEB CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE SHAT, AND A TIMED CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT CLUTCH MEANS; SAID TIMED CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS CONNECTING SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT CLUTCH MEANS OVER A FIRST PREDETERMINED PORTION OF THE MOTION OF SAID CRANK MECHANISM TO PERMIT CONSTANT STEP-TYPE ADVANCEMENT OF SAID WEB BY SAID DRIVE MEANS; SAND TIMED CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS DISCONNECTING SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT CLUTCH OPERATING MEANS OVER A SECOND PREDETERMINED PORTION OF THE MOTION OF THE SAID CRANK MECHANISM TO PERMIT SAID CRANK MECHANISM TO RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF ITS SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED PORTION OF MOTION WITHOUT ADVANCING SAID WEB, AND AN AUXILIARY WEB MOVING MECHANISM FOR ADVANCING SAID WEB DURING SAID SECOND PORTION OF MOTION OF SAID CRANK OPERATING MEANS; AND AUXILIARY WEB MOVING MECHANISM BEING CONNECTED TO SAID DRAW-ROLL MEANS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CRANK OPERATING MEANS; SAID AUXILIARY WEB MOVING MECHANISM INCLUDING OPTICAL MEANS FOR MEASURING THE POSITION OF A PREDETERMINED, REPETITIVE PATTERN ON SAID WEB, AND MOVING SAID WEB UNTIL SAID PREDETERMINED PORTION OF SAID PATTERN MOVES TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION.
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