US3260364A
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Article handling and sizing apparatus
Assignee: Ampex Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-12
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1983-12-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 England Harold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 10:04
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07B; B07B13/00; B07B13/04; B07B13/065; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/04; B07C5/06; B07C5/065; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/92; Y10S209/933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
APPARATUS FOR SIZING ARTICLES COMPRISING FIRST AND SECND CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS HAVING AXES DISPOSED IN A COMMON PLANE EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO A HORIZONTAL REFERERENCE PLANE; FIRST MOUNTING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID FIRST ROLLER IN A FIXED POSITION; SECOND MOUNTING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID SECOND ROLLER, SAID SECOND MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID SECOND ROLLER AND FOR RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND ROLLER AXIS TO SAID COMMON PLANE; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING SAID SECOND ROLLER IN POSITION; AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ROLLERS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WITH SAID ROLLER SURFACES BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS MOVING AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY ABOVE SAID COMMON PLANE; A BASE PLATE; SAID FIRST MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND BLOCKS SECURED TO SAID BASE PLATE SUPPORTING SAID FIRST ROLLER THEREBETWEEN; THIRD AND FOURTH BLOCKS FIXED TO SAID BASE PLATE; A FIRST PAIR OF PARALLEL RODS SECURED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND THIRD BLOCKS AND A SECOND PAIR OF PARALLEL RODS SECURED BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND FOURTH BLOCKS; SAID SECOND MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING FIFTH
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
APPARATUS FOR SIZING ARTICLES COMPRISING FIRST AND SECND CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS HAVING AXES DISPOSED IN A COMMON PLANE EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO A HORIZONTAL REFERERENCE PLANE; FIRST MOUNTING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID FIRST ROLLER IN A FIXED POSITION; SECOND MOUNTING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID SECOND ROLLER, SAID SECOND MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID SECOND ROLLER AND FOR RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND ROLLER AXIS TO SAID COMMON PLANE; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING SAID SECOND ROLLER IN POSITION; AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ROLLERS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WITH SAID ROLLER SURFACES BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS MOVING AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY ABOVE SAID COMMON PLANE; A BASE PLATE; SAID FIRST MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND BLOCKS SECURED TO SAID BASE PLATE SUPPORTING SAID FIRST ROLLER THEREBETWEEN; THIRD AND FOURTH BLOCKS FIXED TO SAID BASE PLATE; A FIRST PAIR OF PARALLEL RODS SECURED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND THIRD BLOCKS AND A SECOND PAIR OF PARALLEL RODS SECURED BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND FOURTH BLOCKS; SAID SECOND MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING FIFTH
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