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Overhead conveyer trolley

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-07
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1984-10-07
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gladstone Ben

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 16:38
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61B; B61B13/00; B61B13/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 241 words
A TROLLEY WHEEL CONSTRUCTION FOR AN OVERHEAD CONVEYER, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF TROLLEY WHEELS, SAID TROLLEY WHEELS BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE HORIZONTAL SURFACES OF AN OVERHEAD TRACK, A PAIR OF HANGER ARMS SITUATED ON EACH SIDE OF SAID TRACK AND INCLUDING PORTIONS THAT ARE OFFSET IN THE DIRECTION OF THE AXIS OF SAID WHEELS, SAID HANGER ARMS INCLUDING ALSO JUXTAPOSED BASE PORTIONS THAT ARE SITUATED RELATIVELY CLOSE TOGETHER, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY JOURNALLING ONE OF SAID TROLLEY WHEELS ON AN UPWARD TERMINAL PORTION OF EACH HANGER ARM, EACH BASE PORTION INCLUDING A MOUNTING SURFACE, A CARRIER MEMBER DEPENDING FROM SAID BASE PORTIONS AND SITUATED IN ENGAGED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID MOUNTING SURFACES, SAID CARRIER MEMBER HAVING FORMED THEREIN ONLY ONE APERTURE, A KEEPER MEMBER FORMED ON EACH BASE PORTION AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ITS ASSOCIATED MOUNTING SURFADE THROUGH THE APERTURE IN THE CARRIER MEMBER, THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR ONE HANGER ARM BEING DISPOSED OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR THE COMPANION HANGER ARM, THE BASE PORTION FOR ONE HANGER ARM BEING APERTURED TO RECEIVE THE OUTER END OF THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR THE OTHER HANGER ARM AND THE BASE PORTION FOR SAID OTHER HANGER ARM BEING APERTURED TO RECEIVE THE OUTER END OF THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR SAID ONE HANGER ARM WHEREBY SAID KEEPER MEMBERS ARE END SUPPORTED, AND MEANS BEARING AGAINST ONLY ONE KEEPER AND ONLY ONE OF SAID HANGER ARMS FOR SECURING THE KEEPER MEMBERS AGAINST DISPLACEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 241 words
A TROLLEY WHEEL CONSTRUCTION FOR AN OVERHEAD CONVEYER, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF TROLLEY WHEELS, SAID TROLLEY WHEELS BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE HORIZONTAL SURFACES OF AN OVERHEAD TRACK, A PAIR OF HANGER ARMS SITUATED ON EACH SIDE OF SAID TRACK AND INCLUDING PORTIONS THAT ARE OFFSET IN THE DIRECTION OF THE AXIS OF SAID WHEELS, SAID HANGER ARMS INCLUDING ALSO JUXTAPOSED BASE PORTIONS THAT ARE SITUATED RELATIVELY CLOSE TOGETHER, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY JOURNALLING ONE OF SAID TROLLEY WHEELS ON AN UPWARD TERMINAL PORTION OF EACH HANGER ARM, EACH BASE PORTION INCLUDING A MOUNTING SURFACE, A CARRIER MEMBER DEPENDING FROM SAID BASE PORTIONS AND SITUATED IN ENGAGED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID MOUNTING SURFACES, SAID CARRIER MEMBER HAVING FORMED THEREIN ONLY ONE APERTURE, A KEEPER MEMBER FORMED ON EACH BASE PORTION AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ITS ASSOCIATED MOUNTING SURFADE THROUGH THE APERTURE IN THE CARRIER MEMBER, THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR ONE HANGER ARM BEING DISPOSED OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR THE COMPANION HANGER ARM, THE BASE PORTION FOR ONE HANGER ARM BEING APERTURED TO RECEIVE THE OUTER END OF THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR THE OTHER HANGER ARM AND THE BASE PORTION FOR SAID OTHER HANGER ARM BEING APERTURED TO RECEIVE THE OUTER END OF THE KEEPER MEMBER FOR SAID ONE HANGER ARM WHEREBY SAID KEEPER MEMBERS ARE END SUPPORTED, AND MEANS BEARING AGAINST ONLY ONE KEEPER AND ONLY ONE OF SAID HANGER ARMS FOR SECURING THE KEEPER MEMBERS AGAINST DISPLACEMENT.

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