US3219170A
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Inverting apparatus
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1964-03-13
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1984-03-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean P Schneebeli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:43
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
AN ARTICLE INVERTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED, AXIALLY ALIGNED INVERTOR WHEELS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN THE VERTICAL PLANE, A THIN WALLED, FLEXIBLE TUBE FORMED OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL MOUNTED ON EACH WHEEL, A DELIVERY CONVEYOR FOR DELIVERING ARTICLES BETWEEN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID TUBES, THE DELIVERY REACH OF SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR TERMINATING IN A VERTICAL PLANE THROUGH THE AXES OF SAID WHEELS, A TAKE AWAY CONVEYOR RUNNING OPPOSITELY TO SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR BELOW SAID TUBES, AN ENDLESS BAND FOR EACH TUBE, AND MEANS FOR TRAINING EACH BAND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT THE PORTION OF THE ASSOCIATED TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE DELIVERY END OF SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR TO THE RECEIVING END OF SAID TAKE AWAY CONVEYOR, SAID BANDS RADIALLY FLATTENING SAID TUBES FOR CAUSING THE SIDES THEREOF TO SPREAD LATERALLY AND RESILIENTLY GRIP ARTICLES DELIVERD TO SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
AN ARTICLE INVERTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED, AXIALLY ALIGNED INVERTOR WHEELS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN THE VERTICAL PLANE, A THIN WALLED, FLEXIBLE TUBE FORMED OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL MOUNTED ON EACH WHEEL, A DELIVERY CONVEYOR FOR DELIVERING ARTICLES BETWEEN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID TUBES, THE DELIVERY REACH OF SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR TERMINATING IN A VERTICAL PLANE THROUGH THE AXES OF SAID WHEELS, A TAKE AWAY CONVEYOR RUNNING OPPOSITELY TO SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR BELOW SAID TUBES, AN ENDLESS BAND FOR EACH TUBE, AND MEANS FOR TRAINING EACH BAND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT THE PORTION OF THE ASSOCIATED TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE DELIVERY END OF SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR TO THE RECEIVING END OF SAID TAKE AWAY CONVEYOR, SAID BANDS RADIALLY FLATTENING SAID TUBES FOR CAUSING THE SIDES THEREOF TO SPREAD LATERALLY AND RESILIENTLY GRIP ARTICLES DELIVERD TO SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2879882A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-22 | 1969-05-24 | 1969-11-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-22 | 1973-05-24 | 1973-11-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-22 | 1977-05-24 | 1977-11-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |