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US3252607A
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Machine for handling eggs
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1962-09-28
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Granted: 1966-05-24
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Expires: 1982-09-28
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Boyd W Rose
- 👤 Harold J Mumma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:41
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B15/00; F26B15/10; F26B15/12; F26B15/122; B; B65; B65B; B65B23/00; B65B23/02; B65B23/06; B65B23/08; F26B2210/00; F26B2210/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
IN AN EGG PROCESSING MACHINE, AN ELONGATE FEED CONVEYOR, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CONVEYOR FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, A TRANSFER UNIT HAVING A CARRIAGE MOVABLE TO A POSITIN ABOVE SAID FEED CONVEYOR AT A PICKUP STATION, MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCING SAID FEED CONVEYOR TO MOVE FLATS FILLED WITH EGSS ONE-BYONE TO SAID PICKUP STATION, MEANS ON SAID CARRIAGE FOR GRIPPING EGGS MOVED UPWARDLY INTO ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY ACTUATING SAID TRANSFER UNIT TO MOVE SAID CARRIAGE TO AND FROM SAID PICKUP STATION, A CAM-ACTUATING LIFTING MECHANISM FOR PIVOTING SAID FEED CONVEYOR ABOUT SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS TO RAISE EGGES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GRIPPING MEANS, AND MEANS FOR COORDINATING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE AND THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FEED CONVEYOR WITH THE ACTUATION OF SAID LIFTING MEANS SO THAT SAID LIFTING MEANS IS ACTUATED ONLY WHEN SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID FEED CONVEYOR ARE STATIONARY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
IN AN EGG PROCESSING MACHINE, AN ELONGATE FEED CONVEYOR, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CONVEYOR FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, A TRANSFER UNIT HAVING A CARRIAGE MOVABLE TO A POSITIN ABOVE SAID FEED CONVEYOR AT A PICKUP STATION, MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCING SAID FEED CONVEYOR TO MOVE FLATS FILLED WITH EGSS ONE-BYONE TO SAID PICKUP STATION, MEANS ON SAID CARRIAGE FOR GRIPPING EGGS MOVED UPWARDLY INTO ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY ACTUATING SAID TRANSFER UNIT TO MOVE SAID CARRIAGE TO AND FROM SAID PICKUP STATION, A CAM-ACTUATING LIFTING MECHANISM FOR PIVOTING SAID FEED CONVEYOR ABOUT SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS TO RAISE EGGES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GRIPPING MEANS, AND MEANS FOR COORDINATING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE AND THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FEED CONVEYOR WITH THE ACTUATION OF SAID LIFTING MEANS SO THAT SAID LIFTING MEANS IS ACTUATED ONLY WHEN SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID FEED CONVEYOR ARE STATIONARY.
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