US3278048A
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Stacking
Assignee: United California Bank
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Filing: 1963-07-22
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1983-07-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John K Bruce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:23
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G57/00; B65G57/02; B65G57/03; B65G69/00; B65G57/16; B65G57/20; B65G57/22; B65G57/24; B65G2814/00; B65G2814/02; B65G2814/0205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
APPARATUS FOR STACKING ARTICLES IN LAYERS IN A STACKING AREA, THE APPARATUS COMPRISING A FRAME DISPOSED AROUND THE STACKING AREA, MEANS FOR MOVING THE FRAME UP AND DOWN OVER THE STACKING AREA BETWEEN AN UPPER AND A LOWER POSITION, A ROTATABLE DRUM MOUNTED ADJACENT THE FRAME, A FLEXIBLE SHEET MOUNTED TO BE WRAPPED AND UNWRAPPED FROM AROUND THE DRUM, THE SHEET HAVING A SERIES OF RECESSES EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE AXIS OF DRUM ROTATION, MEANS FOR ENGAGING THE SHEET IN THE RECESSES AND MOVING THEM TOWARD THE DRUM TO WRAP THE SHEET ON THE DRUM AND WITHDRAW THE SHEET FROM THE STACKING AREA WHEN THE FRAME IS IN THE LOWER POSITION, MEANS FOR MOVING THE FRAME TO THE UPPER POSITION, MEANS FOR ENGAGING THE SHEET IN THE RECESSES AND MOVING THEM
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