Apparatus for capsule filling

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING CAPSULES COMPRISING A DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY, SAID ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF TWO SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLATES, ONE OF WHICH IS DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE OTHER, EACH OF THE PLATES IN SAID DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IDENTICAL PATTERN OF HOLES THEREIN FOR THE RECEPTION OF CAPSULES, SAID PLATES HAVING MEANS TO INSURE THAT, WHEN THE UPPER PLATE IS POSITIONED ON TOP OF THE LOWER PLATE, THE HOLES IN ONE PLATE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE HOLES IN THE OTHER, MEANS, SUITABLY POSITIONED ON A PLATFORM THEREFOR, FOR INSERTING CAPSULES, ROW BY ROW, INTO THE HOLES IN SAID DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY, ROTATABLE PLATE GEARS SUITABLY POSITIONED ON, AND PROTRUDING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF, SAID PLATEFORM WHICH ENGAGE WITH A RACK SET INTO BOTTOM SURFACE OF SAID LOWER PLATES, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PLATE GEARS SO AS TO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT FORWARD MOTION OF A PLURALITY OF DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLIES ALONG SAID PLATFORM AND THROUGH SAID CAPSULE INSERTING MEANS, A VACUUM MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE CAPSULE BODIES FROM THE CAPSULE CAPS AS EACH DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY IS MOVED ALONG SAID PLATFORM WHEREBY THE SAID CAPSULE BODIES ARE RETAINED IN SAID LOWER PLATE AND SAID CAPSULE CAPS ARE RETAINED IN SAID UPPER PLATE, MEANS SUITABLY POSITIONED ON A PLATFORM THEREFOR, FOR DEPOSITING POWDER ONTO A DETACHED LOWER PLATE TO FILL THE CAPSULE BODIES POSITIONED THEREIN, ROTATABLE PLATE GEARS SUITABLY POSITIONED ON, AND PROTRUDING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF, SAID SECOND PLATFORM WHICH ENGAGE WITH A RACK SET INTO THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF SAID LOWER PLATES, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PLATE GEARS SO AS TO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT FORWARD MOTION OF A PLURALITY OF LOWER PLATES ALONG SAID PLATFORM AND THROUGH SAID POWDER DEPOSITING MEANS, MEANS FOR REASSEMBLING SAID CAPSULES IN SAID DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY WHILE THE CAPSULE BODIES ARE POSITIONED IN THE UPPER PLATE AND TE CAPSULE BODIES ARE POSITIONED IN THE LOWER PLATE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A MOVEABLE PLATE, BEARING PINS IN A PATTERN CORRESPONDING TO THE PATTERN OF HOLES IN THE DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY, A HOLD-DOWN PLATE FOR POSITIONING ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE UPPER PLATE OF THE DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY AND MEANS FOR RAISING SAID MOVEABLE PLATE TO CLOSE SAID CAPSULES BY FORCING SAME AGAINST THE HOLD DOWN PLATE AND MEANS FOR EJECTING THE CLOSED CAPSULES FROM THE DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING CAPSULES COMPRISING A DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY, SAID ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF TWO SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLATES, ONE OF WHICH IS DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE OTHER, EACH OF THE PLATES IN SAID DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IDENTICAL PATTERN OF HOLES THEREIN FOR THE RECEPTION OF CAPSULES, SAID PLATES HAVING MEANS TO INSURE THAT, WHEN THE UPPER PLATE IS POSITIONED ON TOP OF THE LOWER PLATE, THE HOLES IN ONE PLATE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE HOLES IN THE OTHER, MEANS, SUITABLY POSITIONED ON A PLATFORM THEREFOR, FOR INSERTING CAPSULES, ROW BY ROW, INTO THE HOLES IN SAID DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY, ROTATABLE PLATE GEARS SUITABLY POSITIONED ON, AND PROTRUDING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF, SAID PLATEFORM WHICH ENGAGE WITH A RACK SET INTO BOTTOM SURFACE OF SAID LOWER PLATES, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PLATE GEARS SO AS TO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT FORWARD MOTION OF A PLURALITY OF DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLIES ALONG SAID PLATFORM AND THROUGH SAID CAPSULE INSERTING MEANS, A VACUUM MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE CAPSULE BODIES FROM THE CAPSULE CAPS AS EACH DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY IS MOVED ALONG SAID PLATFORM WHEREBY THE SAID CAPSULE BODIES ARE RETAINED IN SAID LOWER PLATE AND SAID CAPSULE CAPS ARE RETAINED IN SAID UPPER PLATE, MEANS SUITABLY POSITIONED ON A PLATFORM THEREFOR, FOR DEPOSITING POWDER ONTO A DETACHED LOWER PLATE TO FILL THE CAPSULE BODIES POSITIONED THEREIN, ROTATABLE PLATE GEARS SUITABLY POSITIONED ON, AND PROTRUDING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF, SAID SECOND PLATFORM WHICH ENGAGE WITH A RACK SET INTO THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF SAID LOWER PLATES, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PLATE GEARS SO AS TO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT FORWARD MOTION OF A PLURALITY OF LOWER PLATES ALONG SAID PLATFORM AND THROUGH SAID POWDER DEPOSITING MEANS, MEANS FOR REASSEMBLING SAID CAPSULES IN SAID DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY WHILE THE CAPSULE BODIES ARE POSITIONED IN THE UPPER PLATE AND TE CAPSULE BODIES ARE POSITIONED IN THE LOWER PLATE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A MOVEABLE PLATE, BEARING PINS IN A PATTERN CORRESPONDING TO THE PATTERN OF HOLES IN THE DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY, A HOLD-DOWN PLATE FOR POSITIONING ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE UPPER PLATE OF THE DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY AND MEANS FOR RAISING SAID MOVEABLE PLATE TO CLOSE SAID CAPSULES BY FORCING SAME AGAINST THE HOLD DOWN PLATE AND MEANS FOR EJECTING THE CLOSED CAPSULES FROM THE DOUBLE PLATE ASSEMBLY.