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US3222040A
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Support plate for packed tower
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-25
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1982-06-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John S Eckert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:53
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F25/00; F28F25/02; F28F25/08; F28F25/085; B; B01; B01D; B01D3/00; B01D3/14; B01D3/16; B01D3/22; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/30; B01J19/305
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A SUPPORT PLATE TO SUPPORT A BED OF PACKING ELEMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT PLATE IS COMPOSED OF SECTIONS ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED ONLY AT THEIR ENDS, EACH SECTION BEING OF METAL THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SUPPORT PLATE BEING GENERALLY ARCHED IN CROSS SECTION, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SIDES OF THE ARCH GRADUALLY WIDENING FROM A LOCATION AJDACENT THE TOP OF THE ARCH TO A LOCATION ADJACENT THE BOTTOM OF THE ARCH, THE WALLS OF THE ARCH BEING PERFORATED AT LEAST IN THE UPPER PART OF EACH, A PERFORATED BASE PORTION EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY OUTWARD FROM THE BOTTOM OF EACH WALL OF THE ARCH WITH THE OUTER EDGE THEREOF TURNED DOWN AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM A LOCATION ADJACENT ONE END OF THE SECTION TO A LOCATION ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF THE SECTION WHEREBY THE WEIGHT OF PACKING ELEMENTS WHICH THE SECTION CAN CARRY IS MATERIALLY INCREASED, THE MIDDLE OF SAID SECTIONS, AT LEAST, BEING BRACED TO MAINTAIN THE STRENGTH AND SHAPE OF THE SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A SUPPORT PLATE TO SUPPORT A BED OF PACKING ELEMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT PLATE IS COMPOSED OF SECTIONS ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED ONLY AT THEIR ENDS, EACH SECTION BEING OF METAL THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SUPPORT PLATE BEING GENERALLY ARCHED IN CROSS SECTION, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SIDES OF THE ARCH GRADUALLY WIDENING FROM A LOCATION AJDACENT THE TOP OF THE ARCH TO A LOCATION ADJACENT THE BOTTOM OF THE ARCH, THE WALLS OF THE ARCH BEING PERFORATED AT LEAST IN THE UPPER PART OF EACH, A PERFORATED BASE PORTION EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY OUTWARD FROM THE BOTTOM OF EACH WALL OF THE ARCH WITH THE OUTER EDGE THEREOF TURNED DOWN AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM A LOCATION ADJACENT ONE END OF THE SECTION TO A LOCATION ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF THE SECTION WHEREBY THE WEIGHT OF PACKING ELEMENTS WHICH THE SECTION CAN CARRY IS MATERIALLY INCREASED, THE MIDDLE OF SAID SECTIONS, AT LEAST, BEING BRACED TO MAINTAIN THE STRENGTH AND SHAPE OF THE SECTION.
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