US3218000A
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Strip handling apparatus
Assignee: Lee Wilson Engineering Co Inc
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Filing: 1963-02-18
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1983-02-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Calvin C Blackman
- 👤 John J Sims
- 👤 Robert H Jelinek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:24
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21C; B21C47/00; B21C47/34; B21C47/26; B21C47/3433; B21C47/3441; B65; B65H; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/32; B65H2301/325; B65H2301/3251
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
IN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING STRIP METAL, A ROTATABLE VERTICAL AXIS COIL SUPPORTING SURFACE OF SAID TURNTABLE HAVING A COIL SUPPORTING SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A COIL OF STRIP METAL THEREON, VERTICAL SUPPORT AND GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING A LENGTH OF STRIP ADJACENT THE OUTSIDE LAP OF A COIL ON SAID TURNTABLE TO TRAVEL IN ONE DIRECTION WHILE MAINTAINING SAID LENGTH OF STRIP IN A VERTICAL PLANE, AND A HORIZONTAL GUIDE ROLL HAVING ITS AXIS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID ONE DIRECTION AND OUT OF VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID TURNTABLE WHEREBY STRIP EXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT AND GUIDE MEANS AND OVER SAID HORIZONTAL GUIDE ROLL WILL BE TWISTED THEREBETWEEN FROM A VERTICAL PLANE INTO A HORIZONTAL PLANE, SAID HORIZONTAL GUIDE ROLL HAVING ITS STRIP ENGAGING PERIPHERY VERTICALLY OFFSET FROM SAID COIL SUPPORTING SURFACE OF SAID TURNTABLE BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO FROM ABOUT ONE AND ONEHALF TO ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE WIDTH OF THE STRIP WITH WHICH THE APPARATUS IS TO BE USED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
IN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING STRIP METAL, A ROTATABLE VERTICAL AXIS COIL SUPPORTING SURFACE OF SAID TURNTABLE HAVING A COIL SUPPORTING SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A COIL OF STRIP METAL THEREON, VERTICAL SUPPORT AND GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING A LENGTH OF STRIP ADJACENT THE OUTSIDE LAP OF A COIL ON SAID TURNTABLE TO TRAVEL IN ONE DIRECTION WHILE MAINTAINING SAID LENGTH OF STRIP IN A VERTICAL PLANE, AND A HORIZONTAL GUIDE ROLL HAVING ITS AXIS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID ONE DIRECTION AND OUT OF VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID TURNTABLE WHEREBY STRIP EXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT AND GUIDE MEANS AND OVER SAID HORIZONTAL GUIDE ROLL WILL BE TWISTED THEREBETWEEN FROM A VERTICAL PLANE INTO A HORIZONTAL PLANE, SAID HORIZONTAL GUIDE ROLL HAVING ITS STRIP ENGAGING PERIPHERY VERTICALLY OFFSET FROM SAID COIL SUPPORTING SURFACE OF SAID TURNTABLE BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO FROM ABOUT ONE AND ONEHALF TO ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE WIDTH OF THE STRIP WITH WHICH THE APPARATUS IS TO BE USED.
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