US3306490A
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Assignee: Mccall Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-09
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1984-12-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert H Ash
- 👤 Charles W Bunting
- 👤 Morley Orville
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:38
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B43/00; B65B43/42; B65B43/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
AN APPARATUS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE PILES OF MATERIAL PREARRANGED IN A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY LINE AND TO TRANSFER THE PILES INTO A STACKED ARRANGEMENT IN A HOPPER FROM WHICH THE MATERIAL IS DISTRIBUTED AS SINGLE PIECES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING, BARRIER MEANS FOR STOPPING EACH PILE OF MATERIAL RECEIVED FROM THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY LINE, GUIDE MEANS DIRECTING THE PILES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BARRIER MEANS AND MAINTAINING THE MATERIAL IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PILE, A HOPPER POSITIONED ADJACENT TO AND OFFSET FROM THE SUPPLY LINE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE PILES OF MATERIAL IN A STACKED RELATION WITH THE PILES ORIENTED IN THE SAME POSITION AS ON THE SUPPLY LINE, GUIDE MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID HOPPER FOR RETAINING THE MATERIAL IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PILE, A ROTARY ADVANCING MEMBER, MEANS ON SAID MEMBER FOR ENGAGING AND TRANSFERRING EACH PILE IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE DIRECTION OF THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY LINE AND INTO SAID HOPPER WITHOUT ROTATING THE PILE, A DETECTOR MEANS FOR SIGNALLING WHEN THE STACKED MATERIAL IN THE HOPPER FALLS A BELOW A PREDETERMINED LEVEL, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID ROTARY MEMBER IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL FROM SAID DETECTOR MEANS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
AN APPARATUS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE PILES OF MATERIAL PREARRANGED IN A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY LINE AND TO TRANSFER THE PILES INTO A STACKED ARRANGEMENT IN A HOPPER FROM WHICH THE MATERIAL IS DISTRIBUTED AS SINGLE PIECES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING, BARRIER MEANS FOR STOPPING EACH PILE OF MATERIAL RECEIVED FROM THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY LINE, GUIDE MEANS DIRECTING THE PILES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BARRIER MEANS AND MAINTAINING THE MATERIAL IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PILE, A HOPPER POSITIONED ADJACENT TO AND OFFSET FROM THE SUPPLY LINE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE PILES OF MATERIAL IN A STACKED RELATION WITH THE PILES ORIENTED IN THE SAME POSITION AS ON THE SUPPLY LINE, GUIDE MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID HOPPER FOR RETAINING THE MATERIAL IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PILE, A ROTARY ADVANCING MEMBER, MEANS ON SAID MEMBER FOR ENGAGING AND TRANSFERRING EACH PILE IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE DIRECTION OF THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY LINE AND INTO SAID HOPPER WITHOUT ROTATING THE PILE, A DETECTOR MEANS FOR SIGNALLING WHEN THE STACKED MATERIAL IN THE HOPPER FALLS A BELOW A PREDETERMINED LEVEL, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID ROTARY MEMBER IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL FROM SAID DETECTOR MEANS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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