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Article handling apparatus
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1962-11-30
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1982-11-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest A Verrinder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:33
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G57/00; B65G57/02; B65G57/03; B65G57/06; B65G57/035; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/10; Y10S414/102; Y10S414/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
AN ARTICLE HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A CARRIAGE MOVABLE ALONG SAID SUPPORT AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROLLERS, AN ABUTMENT ON THE SUPPORT ADJACENT TO THE FORWARD END OF SAID CARRIAGE, MEANS PROVIDING AN ARTICLE RECEIVING MEMBER BELOW THE CARRIAGE, MEANS FOR POSITIONING AN ARTICLE ON SAID ROLLERS IN CONTACT WITH SAID ABUTMENT, AND DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING THE ROLLERS IN A DIRECTION SUCH THAT AN ARTICLE POSITIONED THEREON IS URGED FORWARDLY AGAINST THE ABUTMENT, CONTINUED ROTATION OF THE ROLLERS BY SAID DRIVE MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE THE ROLLERS TO MOVE REARWARDLY FROM UNDER SAID ARTICLE AND TO PERMIT THE ARTICLE TO BE DEPOSITED ON SAID ARTICLE RECEIVING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
AN ARTICLE HANDLING MACHINE COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A CARRIAGE MOVABLE ALONG SAID SUPPORT AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROLLERS, AN ABUTMENT ON THE SUPPORT ADJACENT TO THE FORWARD END OF SAID CARRIAGE, MEANS PROVIDING AN ARTICLE RECEIVING MEMBER BELOW THE CARRIAGE, MEANS FOR POSITIONING AN ARTICLE ON SAID ROLLERS IN CONTACT WITH SAID ABUTMENT, AND DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING THE ROLLERS IN A DIRECTION SUCH THAT AN ARTICLE POSITIONED THEREON IS URGED FORWARDLY AGAINST THE ABUTMENT, CONTINUED ROTATION OF THE ROLLERS BY SAID DRIVE MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE THE ROLLERS TO MOVE REARWARDLY FROM UNDER SAID ARTICLE AND TO PERMIT THE ARTICLE TO BE DEPOSITED ON SAID ARTICLE RECEIVING MEMBER.
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