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US3233583A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Selective dispensing apertures in fluid applicator

Assignee: ABC Packaging Machine Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-01
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1981-11-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Morris P Neal
  • 👤 Donald G Reichert
  • 👤 Virgil S Dice

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 20:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B51/00; B65B51/02; B65B51/023; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S118/00; Y10S118/03

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
A FLUID APPLICATOR COMPRISING A CORE HAVING A CONICAL SHANK AND A SHAFT CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID SHAFT, A CONICAL COVER OVER SAID SHANK, SAID SHAFT BEING PROVIDED WITH A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH, SAID SHANK HAVING AN AXIALLY DISPOSED, OUTWARDLY OPENING CHANNEL AT ITS SURFACE, SAID PASSAGEWAY COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHANNEL FOR SUPPLYING FLUID TO SAID CHANNEL FROM SAID PASSAGEWAY, SAID COVER BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ROWS OF HOLES, EACH ROW BEING SELECTIVELY ALIGNABLE WITH SAID CHANNEL, A SLEEVE OVER SAID SHAFT AND CONNECTED TO SAID COVER, AN INDEXING RING CONNECTED TO SAID SLEEVE FOR ROTATING SAID COVER TO BRING ANY ONE OF SAID ROWS INTO CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH SAID CHANNEL, A ROCKER RING ADJACENT SAID INDEX RING, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY COUPLING SAID ROCKER RING IN SAID INDEXING RING IN VARIOUS POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ROCKER RING WILL ROTATE SAID INDEXING RING AND THEREBY ROTATE SAID COVER FOR ALIGNING THE SELECTED ROW OF HOLES WITH SAID CHANNEL FOR THE DISCHARGE OF FLUID THERETHROUGH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
A FLUID APPLICATOR COMPRISING A CORE HAVING A CONICAL SHANK AND A SHAFT CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID SHAFT, A CONICAL COVER OVER SAID SHANK, SAID SHAFT BEING PROVIDED WITH A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH, SAID SHANK HAVING AN AXIALLY DISPOSED, OUTWARDLY OPENING CHANNEL AT ITS SURFACE, SAID PASSAGEWAY COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHANNEL FOR SUPPLYING FLUID TO SAID CHANNEL FROM SAID PASSAGEWAY, SAID COVER BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ROWS OF HOLES, EACH ROW BEING SELECTIVELY ALIGNABLE WITH SAID CHANNEL, A SLEEVE OVER SAID SHAFT AND CONNECTED TO SAID COVER, AN INDEXING RING CONNECTED TO SAID SLEEVE FOR ROTATING SAID COVER TO BRING ANY ONE OF SAID ROWS INTO CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH SAID CHANNEL, A ROCKER RING ADJACENT SAID INDEX RING, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY COUPLING SAID ROCKER RING IN SAID INDEXING RING IN VARIOUS POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ROCKER RING WILL ROTATE SAID INDEXING RING AND THEREBY ROTATE SAID COVER FOR ALIGNING THE SELECTED ROW OF HOLES WITH SAID CHANNEL FOR THE DISCHARGE OF FLUID THERETHROUGH.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-07 1969-08-09 1970-02-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-07 1973-08-09 1974-02-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-07 1977-08-09 1978-02-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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