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Conveyor transfer assembly

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-21
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1985-01-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert L Verreault

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 15:01
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43D; A43D117/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
IN A CONVEYOR OF THE TYPE SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF SPACED ROLLERS WITHIN A PALLET CONVEYING PLANE, A CONVEYOR TRANSFER ASSEMBLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CONVEYOR AND COMPRISING: (A) A FRAME POSITIONED BENEATH SAID CONVEYING PLANE AND EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREOF, (B) A POOL CRADLE SUPPORTED IN SAID FRAME AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRACK AND ENGAGING WHEEL ELEMENTS TRANSVERSELY ALIGNED WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONVEYOR SPACED ROLLERS, SAID CRADLE BEING PIVOTABLE TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID CONVEYING PLANE TO A POSITION ABOVE SAID PLANE SO AS TO GRAVITY FEED LATERALLY A WORK PIECE PALLET OUT OF SAID CONVEYING PLANE; A RETURN CRADLE ADJCENT SAID POOL CRADLE AND HAVING TRACK AND ENGAGING WHEEL ELEMENTS TRANSVERSELY ALIGNED SO AS TO PIVOT SAID RETURN CRADLE TO A POINT ABOVE YET LATERALLY SPACED FROM SAID CONVEYING PLANE SO AS TO RETURN A PALLET ONTO SAID CONVEYING PLANE; (C) MEANS PIVOTING SAID POOL AND RETURN CRADLES; (D) A PLURALITY OF IDLER ROLLERS EXTENDING LATERALLY AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
IN A CONVEYOR OF THE TYPE SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF SPACED ROLLERS WITHIN A PALLET CONVEYING PLANE, A CONVEYOR TRANSFER ASSEMBLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CONVEYOR AND COMPRISING: (A) A FRAME POSITIONED BENEATH SAID CONVEYING PLANE AND EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREOF, (B) A POOL CRADLE SUPPORTED IN SAID FRAME AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRACK AND ENGAGING WHEEL ELEMENTS TRANSVERSELY ALIGNED WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONVEYOR SPACED ROLLERS, SAID CRADLE BEING PIVOTABLE TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID CONVEYING PLANE TO A POSITION ABOVE SAID PLANE SO AS TO GRAVITY FEED LATERALLY A WORK PIECE PALLET OUT OF SAID CONVEYING PLANE; A RETURN CRADLE ADJCENT SAID POOL CRADLE AND HAVING TRACK AND ENGAGING WHEEL ELEMENTS TRANSVERSELY ALIGNED SO AS TO PIVOT SAID RETURN CRADLE TO A POINT ABOVE YET LATERALLY SPACED FROM SAID CONVEYING PLANE SO AS TO RETURN A PALLET ONTO SAID CONVEYING PLANE; (C) MEANS PIVOTING SAID POOL AND RETURN CRADLES; (D) A PLURALITY OF IDLER ROLLERS EXTENDING LATERALLY AND

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-11 1970-01-10 1970-07-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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