US3260349A
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Coded carrier conveyor system
Assignee: Rapids Standard Co Inc
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Filing: 1965-10-04
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1985-10-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Meer Clayton H Vander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:13
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61L; B61L23/00; B61L23/002; B61L23/005; B61L25/00; B61L25/02; B61L25/04; B61L25/046; B64; B64F; B64F1/00; B64F1/36; B64F1/368; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/34; B65G47/46; B65G47/48; B65G47/49; B65G47/496
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
IN A MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM HAVING A RECIRCULATING MAIN CONVEYOR, AT LEAST ONE FEED CONVEYOR FEEDING THEREINTO, A PLURALITY OF BRANCH CONVEYORS EXITING THEREFROM, A PLURALITY OF MATERIAL CARRYING TRAYS, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIVERTING SAID TRAYS FROM SAID MAIN CONVEYOR TO SAID BRANCH CONVEYORS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A LONGITUDINALLY PROTRUDING FLANGE ON THE SIDE OF EACH SAID TRAY, SAID FLANGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF BISTABLE MAGNETIC SLUGS IMBEDDED IN ITS SURFACE AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS; AN ENCODING STATION POSITIONED ALONG SAID FEED CONVEYOR HAVING A WRITE HEAD WITH A LONGITUDINAL GUIDE SLOT ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FLANGE AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDING MEANS POSITIONED THEREALONG IN SUCH A MANNER THAT ONE SUCH WINDING MEANS APATIALLY MATCHES EACH OF SAID SLUGS ON EACH SAID TRAY; MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID FLANGE INTO SAID WRITE HEAD SLOT; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ARMING CERTAIN OF SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDING MEANS ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED CODE WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF SOME CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN ONE OF SAID TRAYS; MEANS FOR ACTIVATING SAID ARMED ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDING MEANS ONLY WHEN SAID WINDING MEANS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE MATCHING SLUGS ARE ADJACENT EACH OTHER WHEREBY THE SLUGS ON SAID ONE OF SAID TRAYS HAVE A MAGNETIC SIGNAL IMPRESSED THEREON WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MATERIAL IN THAT TRAY; A DECODING STATION POSITIONED ALONG SAID RECIRCULATING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
IN A MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM HAVING A RECIRCULATING MAIN CONVEYOR, AT LEAST ONE FEED CONVEYOR FEEDING THEREINTO, A PLURALITY OF BRANCH CONVEYORS EXITING THEREFROM, A PLURALITY OF MATERIAL CARRYING TRAYS, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIVERTING SAID TRAYS FROM SAID MAIN CONVEYOR TO SAID BRANCH CONVEYORS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A LONGITUDINALLY PROTRUDING FLANGE ON THE SIDE OF EACH SAID TRAY, SAID FLANGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF BISTABLE MAGNETIC SLUGS IMBEDDED IN ITS SURFACE AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS; AN ENCODING STATION POSITIONED ALONG SAID FEED CONVEYOR HAVING A WRITE HEAD WITH A LONGITUDINAL GUIDE SLOT ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FLANGE AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDING MEANS POSITIONED THEREALONG IN SUCH A MANNER THAT ONE SUCH WINDING MEANS APATIALLY MATCHES EACH OF SAID SLUGS ON EACH SAID TRAY; MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID FLANGE INTO SAID WRITE HEAD SLOT; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ARMING CERTAIN OF SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDING MEANS ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED CODE WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF SOME CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN ONE OF SAID TRAYS; MEANS FOR ACTIVATING SAID ARMED ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDING MEANS ONLY WHEN SAID WINDING MEANS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE MATCHING SLUGS ARE ADJACENT EACH OTHER WHEREBY THE SLUGS ON SAID ONE OF SAID TRAYS HAVE A MAGNETIC SIGNAL IMPRESSED THEREON WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MATERIAL IN THAT TRAY; A DECODING STATION POSITIONED ALONG SAID RECIRCULATING
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-07-11 | 1974-01-10 | 1974-07-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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