US3263794A
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Article re-grouping conveyor system
Assignee: JW Greer Co
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Filing: 1965-02-12
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1985-02-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard H Burton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:30
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/26; B65G47/261; B65G47/266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
AN ARTICLE RE-GROUPING CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A CONVEYOR ADAPTED TO ADVANCE ARTICLES BY FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY HALTING A SUCCESSION OF ARTICLES OF UNIFORM LENGTH ADVANCING ALONG SAID CONVEYOR TO FORM A GROUP OF ARTICLES IN LONGITUDINALLY EQUALLY SPACED HALTED FORMATION, INCLUDING A SERIES OF BARRIERS INDEPENDENTLY MOVABLE INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID ARTICLES ALONG SAID CONVEYOR AT EQUALLY SPACED INTERVALS GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID ARTICLES, AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE FIRST BARRIER IN SAID SERIES INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF A FIRST ARTICLE IN SAID GROUP, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE PROXIMATE IN SAID GROUP, AND ARTICLE IN SAID GROUP TO A BARRIER INTERPOSED IN ITS PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING THE IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING BARRIER IN SAID SERIES INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE NEXT SUCCEEDING ARTICLE ADVANCING ON SAID CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING ALL SAID BARRIERS SIMULTANEOUSLY OUT OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL TO ALLOW A HALTED GROUP OF ARTICLES TO RESUME ADVANCE ALONG SAID CONVEYOR AS A GROUP IN EQUALLY LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FORMATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
AN ARTICLE RE-GROUPING CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A CONVEYOR ADAPTED TO ADVANCE ARTICLES BY FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY HALTING A SUCCESSION OF ARTICLES OF UNIFORM LENGTH ADVANCING ALONG SAID CONVEYOR TO FORM A GROUP OF ARTICLES IN LONGITUDINALLY EQUALLY SPACED HALTED FORMATION, INCLUDING A SERIES OF BARRIERS INDEPENDENTLY MOVABLE INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID ARTICLES ALONG SAID CONVEYOR AT EQUALLY SPACED INTERVALS GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID ARTICLES, AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE FIRST BARRIER IN SAID SERIES INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF A FIRST ARTICLE IN SAID GROUP, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE PROXIMATE IN SAID GROUP, AND ARTICLE IN SAID GROUP TO A BARRIER INTERPOSED IN ITS PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING THE IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING BARRIER IN SAID SERIES INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE NEXT SUCCEEDING ARTICLE ADVANCING ON SAID CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING ALL SAID BARRIERS SIMULTANEOUSLY OUT OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL TO ALLOW A HALTED GROUP OF ARTICLES TO RESUME ADVANCE ALONG SAID CONVEYOR AS A GROUP IN EQUALLY LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FORMATION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2787364A
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