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Article inverting apparatus
Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Budd Co
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Filing: 1965-10-21
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1985-10-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William C Copper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:13
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/24; B65G47/248; B65G47/252; B21; B21D; B21D43/00; B21D43/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
ARTICLE INVERTING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN INFEED CONVEYOR, AN OFFTAKE CONVEYOR, AN ARTICLE CONTAINER, MEANS TO VERTICALLY MOVE AND MEANS TO MOUNT SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER ON A TURNING AXIS BETWEEN SAID CONVEYORS, A MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE ARTICLE-RECEIVING POSITION OF SAID CONTAINER FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF SAID MOVING MEANS AND CONTROL OPERATING MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID CONTROL DEVICE, SAID CONTROL OPERATING MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY AN ARTICLE ENTERING SAID CONTAINER WHEN THE CONTAINER IS IN ARTICLE RECEIVING POSITION AND SAID CONTROL OPERATING MEANS BEING MOVED AWAY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
ARTICLE INVERTING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN INFEED CONVEYOR, AN OFFTAKE CONVEYOR, AN ARTICLE CONTAINER, MEANS TO VERTICALLY MOVE AND MEANS TO MOUNT SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER ON A TURNING AXIS BETWEEN SAID CONVEYORS, A MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE ARTICLE-RECEIVING POSITION OF SAID CONTAINER FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF SAID MOVING MEANS AND CONTROL OPERATING MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID CONTROL DEVICE, SAID CONTROL OPERATING MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY AN ARTICLE ENTERING SAID CONTAINER WHEN THE CONTAINER IS IN ARTICLE RECEIVING POSITION AND SAID CONTROL OPERATING MEANS BEING MOVED AWAY
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