US3268092A
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Floor mounted manipulator support structure
Assignee: General Mills Inc
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Filing: 1963-10-18
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1983-10-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William H Hainer
- 👤 Robert J Sullivan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:21
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J9/00; B25J9/02; B25J9/04; B25J9/046; B25J9/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A MATERIAL HANDLING UNIT WITHIN A WORK AREA COMPRISING AN ELONGATE POST SUPPORTED IN A FLOOR MOUNTED SOCKET SO THAT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IS NORMAL TO THE FLOOR, SAID SOCKET PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR PREVENTING RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN SAID POST AND SAID SOCKET, SAID POST BEING READILY REMOVABLE FROM SAID SOCKET, A TUBULAR MEMBER CIRCUMPOSING A PORTION OF SAID POST, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TUBULAR MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE POST ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID POST, AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAID MATERIAL HANDLING UNIT TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A MATERIAL HANDLING UNIT WITHIN A WORK AREA COMPRISING AN ELONGATE POST SUPPORTED IN A FLOOR MOUNTED SOCKET SO THAT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IS NORMAL TO THE FLOOR, SAID SOCKET PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR PREVENTING RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN SAID POST AND SAID SOCKET, SAID POST BEING READILY REMOVABLE FROM SAID SOCKET, A TUBULAR MEMBER CIRCUMPOSING A PORTION OF SAID POST, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TUBULAR MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE POST ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID POST, AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAID MATERIAL HANDLING UNIT TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER.
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