US3323633A
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Method and means for spacing articles
Assignee: Kahle Engineering Co
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Filing: 1965-06-17
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Granted: 1967-06-06
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Expires: 1985-06-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William T Engel
- 👤 Henry G Heflich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/26; B65G47/30; B65G47/31; H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/46; H01J2893/00; H01J2893/0096
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A SPACING AND FEEDING MEANS FOR ELONGATED ARTICLES COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR, AN ARTICLE FEEDING HOPPER HAVING AN ELONGATED ARTICLE OUTLET ABOVE THE FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR AND ALIGNED AXIALLY THEREOF, A PAIR OF SPACED GUIDE RAILS BEYOND SAID HOPPER FOR ALIGNING ARTICLES ON THE FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR IN SINGLE FILE RELATIONSHIP, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR FOR MOVING THE ARTICLES ON SAID FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR BETWEEN SAID GUIDE RAILS INTO ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP, A WHEEL POSITIONED WITH A LOWER SURFACE POSITIONED IN SAID HOPPER AND SPACED ABOVE SAID FIRST CONVEYOR, MEANS FOR DRIVING THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE FIRST CONVEYOR FOR LIMITING THE LINE OF ARTICLES TO ONE LAYER, A SECOND ARTICLE CONVEYOR HAVING A PORTION POSI-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A SPACING AND FEEDING MEANS FOR ELONGATED ARTICLES COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR, AN ARTICLE FEEDING HOPPER HAVING AN ELONGATED ARTICLE OUTLET ABOVE THE FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR AND ALIGNED AXIALLY THEREOF, A PAIR OF SPACED GUIDE RAILS BEYOND SAID HOPPER FOR ALIGNING ARTICLES ON THE FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR IN SINGLE FILE RELATIONSHIP, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR FOR MOVING THE ARTICLES ON SAID FIRST ARTICLE CONVEYOR BETWEEN SAID GUIDE RAILS INTO ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP, A WHEEL POSITIONED WITH A LOWER SURFACE POSITIONED IN SAID HOPPER AND SPACED ABOVE SAID FIRST CONVEYOR, MEANS FOR DRIVING THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE FIRST CONVEYOR FOR LIMITING THE LINE OF ARTICLES TO ONE LAYER, A SECOND ARTICLE CONVEYOR HAVING A PORTION POSI-
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