US3214005A
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Bale diverter
Assignee: International Motors LLC
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Filing: 1962-05-31
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1982-05-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilbur E Schwerdtfeger
- 👤 Charles V Everett
- 👤 Svereika Edward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:55
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D87/00; A01D87/0046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
A DIVERTER MECHANISM FOR A CONVEYOR, COMPRISING: A BASE HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A DEFLECTING BOARD PIVOTALLY-MOUNTED ON SAID BASE ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF, A BOTTOM BEAM A SPACED DISTANCE BELWO SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONVEYOR, A FIRST ARM ASSEMBLAGE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS TO SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AT ONE SIDE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND AT ITS OTHER END HELD IN SLIDING CONTACT WITH SAID BOTTOM BEAM, A SECOND ARM ASSEMBLAGE PIVOTALLY-ATTACHED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS TO SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AT THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND AT ITS OTHER END HELD IN SLIDING CONTACT WITH SAID BOTTOM BEAM, SAID PIVOT ATTACHMENTS OF EACH SAID ARM ASSEMBLAGES BEING EQUAL DISTANT FROM SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, EACH SAID ARM BEING OF EQUAL LENGTH AND OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE DISTANCE SEPARATING SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AND SAID BOTTOM BEAM, SAID OTHER ENDS OF SAID ARM ASSEMBLAGES SLOPING INWARDLY TOWARDS SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS WHEN SAID DEFLECTING BOARD LIES IN A HORIZINTAL PLANE, AND SPRING MEANS, BIASING SAID FIRST AND SECOND ARM ASSEMBLAGES APART WHEREBY ONCE SAID DEFLECTING BOARD HAS BEEN PIVOTED BEYOND SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE SAID SPRING MEANS FORCES SAID DEFLECTING BOARD INTO DEFLECTING POSITION AND HOLDS SAID BOARD IN SAID DEFLECTING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
A DIVERTER MECHANISM FOR A CONVEYOR, COMPRISING: A BASE HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A DEFLECTING BOARD PIVOTALLY-MOUNTED ON SAID BASE ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF, A BOTTOM BEAM A SPACED DISTANCE BELWO SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONVEYOR, A FIRST ARM ASSEMBLAGE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS TO SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AT ONE SIDE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND AT ITS OTHER END HELD IN SLIDING CONTACT WITH SAID BOTTOM BEAM, A SECOND ARM ASSEMBLAGE PIVOTALLY-ATTACHED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS TO SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AT THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND AT ITS OTHER END HELD IN SLIDING CONTACT WITH SAID BOTTOM BEAM, SAID PIVOT ATTACHMENTS OF EACH SAID ARM ASSEMBLAGES BEING EQUAL DISTANT FROM SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, EACH SAID ARM BEING OF EQUAL LENGTH AND OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE DISTANCE SEPARATING SAID DEFLECTING BOARD AND SAID BOTTOM BEAM, SAID OTHER ENDS OF SAID ARM ASSEMBLAGES SLOPING INWARDLY TOWARDS SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS WHEN SAID DEFLECTING BOARD LIES IN A HORIZINTAL PLANE, AND SPRING MEANS, BIASING SAID FIRST AND SECOND ARM ASSEMBLAGES APART WHEREBY ONCE SAID DEFLECTING BOARD HAS BEEN PIVOTED BEYOND SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE SAID SPRING MEANS FORCES SAID DEFLECTING BOARD INTO DEFLECTING POSITION AND HOLDS SAID BOARD IN SAID DEFLECTING POSITION.
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