US3208613A
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Turn-over jar cleaner
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-10-18
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1981-10-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred M Brainard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:09
CPC Classifications
B; B08; B08B; B08B9/00; B08B9/08; B08B9/20; B08B9/28; B08B9/30; B08B9/32; B08B2203/00; B08B2203/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
IN APPARATUS OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR INVERTING CONTAINERS FROM AN UPRIGHT POSITION INTO AN INVERTED POSITION AND RETURNING THEM TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, INCLUDING: A HORIZONTAL CONVEYOR TO WHICH THE CONTAINERS ARE FED INITIALLY AND FROM WHICH THE CONTAINERS ARE DELIVERED FINALLY, A ROTARY INVERTER HAVING OPPOSED HIGH FRICTION GRIPPERS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE UPRIGHT CONTAINERS AS DELIVERED THERETO BY SAID CONVEYOR AND MOVABLE TO INVERT THE CONTAINERS AS GRIPPED THEREBY, A CARRIER COMPRISING HIGH FRICTION PARALLEL HORIZONTALLY SPACED CARRYING BELTS RECEPTIVE OF AND ENGAGEABLE WITH INVERTED CONTAINERS FROM SAID INVERTER AND MOVABLE IN A CARRYING SPAN UNDER SAID CONVEYOR TO TRANSPORT THE CONTAINERS IN INVERTED POSITION, AND A RETURNER INCLUDING OPPOSED HIGH FRICTION MEMBERS RECEPTIVE OF THE INVERTED CONTAINERS FROM SAID BELTS AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SUCH CONTAINERS AND OPERATIVE TO MOVE THE INVERTED CONTAINERS INTO UPRIGHT POSITION ON SAID CONVEYOR, SAID INVERTER HAVING MEANS FOR EFFECTING A SHAKING VIBRATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINERS AS THEY ARE BEING MOVED FROM UPRIGHT TO INVERTED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
IN APPARATUS OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR INVERTING CONTAINERS FROM AN UPRIGHT POSITION INTO AN INVERTED POSITION AND RETURNING THEM TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, INCLUDING: A HORIZONTAL CONVEYOR TO WHICH THE CONTAINERS ARE FED INITIALLY AND FROM WHICH THE CONTAINERS ARE DELIVERED FINALLY, A ROTARY INVERTER HAVING OPPOSED HIGH FRICTION GRIPPERS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE UPRIGHT CONTAINERS AS DELIVERED THERETO BY SAID CONVEYOR AND MOVABLE TO INVERT THE CONTAINERS AS GRIPPED THEREBY, A CARRIER COMPRISING HIGH FRICTION PARALLEL HORIZONTALLY SPACED CARRYING BELTS RECEPTIVE OF AND ENGAGEABLE WITH INVERTED CONTAINERS FROM SAID INVERTER AND MOVABLE IN A CARRYING SPAN UNDER SAID CONVEYOR TO TRANSPORT THE CONTAINERS IN INVERTED POSITION, AND A RETURNER INCLUDING OPPOSED HIGH FRICTION MEMBERS RECEPTIVE OF THE INVERTED CONTAINERS FROM SAID BELTS AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SUCH CONTAINERS AND OPERATIVE TO MOVE THE INVERTED CONTAINERS INTO UPRIGHT POSITION ON SAID CONVEYOR, SAID INVERTER HAVING MEANS FOR EFFECTING A SHAKING VIBRATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINERS AS THEY ARE BEING MOVED FROM UPRIGHT TO INVERTED POSITION.
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