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Device for randomly ejecting articles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-30
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1984-04-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Maurice E Peeples

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 06:08
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B57/00; A63B57/40; A63B57/405

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A DEVICE FOR RANDOMLY EJECTING AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A HOUSING MEANS HAVING AN OPEN TOP, AN ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING MEANS ADJACENT SAID TOP, AN ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS HAVING AN INCLINED SURFACE FOR OPERATIVELY ENGAGING AN ARTICLE RECEIVED BY SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS TO EJECT THE SAME FROM SAID HOUSING MEANS, ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE SAME, AN ACTUATING MEMBER OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING ENGAGED BY AN ARTICLE RECEIVED BY SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS TO ACTUATE SAID EJECTING MEANS THEREBY EJECTING THE ARTICLE FROM SAID HOUSING MEANS, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS DURING ACTUATION THEREOF WHEREBY THE DIRECTION OF INCLINATION OF SAID SURFACE IS VARIED AND ARTICLES SUCCESSIVELY RECEIVED BY SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS ARE EJECTED IN RANDOM RADIAL DIRECTIONS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 133 words
A DEVICE FOR RANDOMLY EJECTING AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A HOUSING MEANS HAVING AN OPEN TOP, AN ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING MEANS ADJACENT SAID TOP, AN ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS HAVING AN INCLINED SURFACE FOR OPERATIVELY ENGAGING AN ARTICLE RECEIVED BY SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS TO EJECT THE SAME FROM SAID HOUSING MEANS, ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE SAME, AN ACTUATING MEMBER OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING ENGAGED BY AN ARTICLE RECEIVED BY SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS TO ACTUATE SAID EJECTING MEANS THEREBY EJECTING THE ARTICLE FROM SAID HOUSING MEANS, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS DURING ACTUATION THEREOF WHEREBY THE DIRECTION OF INCLINATION OF SAID SURFACE IS VARIED AND ARTICLES SUCCESSIVELY RECEIVED BY SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS ARE EJECTED IN RANDOM RADIAL DIRECTIONS.

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