US3256948A
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Rotating beam balance
Assignee: Lor Corp
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Filing: 1964-11-05
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Granted: 1966-06-21
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Expires: 1984-11-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert P Annen
- 👤 William S Fiedler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:44
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D39/00; B22D39/04; G; G01; G01G; G01G13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WIEGHING AND POURING A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FLOWABLE MATERIAL COMPRISING A COMBINATION AN ELONGATED BEAM MEMBER SUPPORTED AT A POINT ALONG ITS MID-SECTION BY A FULCRUM MEMBER, SAID FULCRUM MEMBER PROVIDING LOW FRICTIONAL COEFFICIENT TO OPERABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID BEAM MEMBER ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID BEAM COMPRISING AN OUTER SLEEVE FOR A PORTION OF ITS LENGTH, SAID SLEEVE RESTING ON SAID FULCRUM MEMBER, AN INNER ARM MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLEEVE, SAID ARM MEMBER HAVING OPERABLY AFFIXED AT ONE END EXTREMITY THEREOF A RECEPTACLE FOR CONTAINING FLOWABLE MATERIALS, AND HAVING ADJACENT THE OTHER END EXTREMITY THEREOF A LOAD CELL OPERABLY CONNECTED TO ELECTRIC RELAY MEANS, MOTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BEAM MEMBER FOR OPERABLY ROTATING SAID RECEPTACLE ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID LOAD CELL CAUSING SAID ELECTRIC RELAYS TO ACTUATE SAID MOTIVE POWER MEANS WHEN THE WEIGHT OF FLOWABLE MATERIAL IN SAID RECEPTACLE EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WIEGHING AND POURING A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FLOWABLE MATERIAL COMPRISING A COMBINATION AN ELONGATED BEAM MEMBER SUPPORTED AT A POINT ALONG ITS MID-SECTION BY A FULCRUM MEMBER, SAID FULCRUM MEMBER PROVIDING LOW FRICTIONAL COEFFICIENT TO OPERABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID BEAM MEMBER ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID BEAM COMPRISING AN OUTER SLEEVE FOR A PORTION OF ITS LENGTH, SAID SLEEVE RESTING ON SAID FULCRUM MEMBER, AN INNER ARM MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLEEVE, SAID ARM MEMBER HAVING OPERABLY AFFIXED AT ONE END EXTREMITY THEREOF A RECEPTACLE FOR CONTAINING FLOWABLE MATERIALS, AND HAVING ADJACENT THE OTHER END EXTREMITY THEREOF A LOAD CELL OPERABLY CONNECTED TO ELECTRIC RELAY MEANS, MOTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BEAM MEMBER FOR OPERABLY ROTATING SAID RECEPTACLE ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID LOAD CELL CAUSING SAID ELECTRIC RELAYS TO ACTUATE SAID MOTIVE POWER MEANS WHEN THE WEIGHT OF FLOWABLE MATERIAL IN SAID RECEPTACLE EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE.
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