US3332561A
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Method and apparatus for turning and stacking objects
Assignee: Siefvert and Fornander AB
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Filing: 1963-11-20
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1983-11-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hedborg Lennart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B35/00; B65B35/56; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/10; Y10S414/115
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
IN THE STACKING OF A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL, SIMILAR, SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT-WEDGE-SHAPED OBJECTS, SUCH AS MATCH BOOKS, THE METHOD OF ORIENTING SAID OBJECTS IN PREDETERMINED, ALTERNATING DIRECTIONS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ADVANCING SAID OBJECTS SEQUENTIALLY ALONG A PREDETERMINED UNBRANCHED PATH COMMON TO ALL OF SAID OBJECTS, EACH OBJECT BEING PREORIENTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION, DIRECTING A FIRST SERIES OF JETS OF COMPRESSED FLUID AGAINST AT LEAST ONE ECCENTRIC POINT OF EVERY SECOND OBJECT OF THE SERIES AT A STATION IN SAID PATH FOR ROTATING THESE ALTERNATE OBJECTS THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* IN ONE DIRECTION ON AN APPROXIMATELY PREDETERMINED AXIS OF ROTATION EXTENDING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RESPECTIVE OBJECT AND DIRECTING A SECOND SERIES OF JETS OF COMPRESSED FLUID AGAINST AT LEAST ONE DIFFERENT, ECCENTRIC POINT OF EACH OF THE REMAINING ALTERNATE OBJECTS OF THE SERIES AT SAID STATION FOR ROTATING SAID REMAINING ALTERNATE OBJECTS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* ON SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SAID AXIS OF ROTATION, AND FEEDING OUT SAID OBJECTS SEQUENTIALLY FROM SAID STATION INTO A COMMON OUTLET CHUTE INCLUDED IN SAID UNBRANCHED COMMON PATH TO FORM HEREBY IN SAID CHUTE A STACK IN WHICH EVERY SECOND OBJECT IS ORIENTED IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND THE REMAINDER OF THE OBJECTS ARE ORIENTED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SO THAT THE WEDGE EFFECT OF EACH OBJECT IS OFFSET BY THE WEDGE ORIENTATION OF THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT OBJECTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
234 words
IN THE STACKING OF A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL, SIMILAR, SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT-WEDGE-SHAPED OBJECTS, SUCH AS MATCH BOOKS, THE METHOD OF ORIENTING SAID OBJECTS IN PREDETERMINED, ALTERNATING DIRECTIONS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ADVANCING SAID OBJECTS SEQUENTIALLY ALONG A PREDETERMINED UNBRANCHED PATH COMMON TO ALL OF SAID OBJECTS, EACH OBJECT BEING PREORIENTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION, DIRECTING A FIRST SERIES OF JETS OF COMPRESSED FLUID AGAINST AT LEAST ONE ECCENTRIC POINT OF EVERY SECOND OBJECT OF THE SERIES AT A STATION IN SAID PATH FOR ROTATING THESE ALTERNATE OBJECTS THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* IN ONE DIRECTION ON AN APPROXIMATELY PREDETERMINED AXIS OF ROTATION EXTENDING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RESPECTIVE OBJECT AND DIRECTING A SECOND SERIES OF JETS OF COMPRESSED FLUID AGAINST AT LEAST ONE DIFFERENT, ECCENTRIC POINT OF EACH OF THE REMAINING ALTERNATE OBJECTS OF THE SERIES AT SAID STATION FOR ROTATING SAID REMAINING ALTERNATE OBJECTS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* ON SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SAID AXIS OF ROTATION, AND FEEDING OUT SAID OBJECTS SEQUENTIALLY FROM SAID STATION INTO A COMMON OUTLET CHUTE INCLUDED IN SAID UNBRANCHED COMMON PATH TO FORM HEREBY IN SAID CHUTE A STACK IN WHICH EVERY SECOND OBJECT IS ORIENTED IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND THE REMAINDER OF THE OBJECTS ARE ORIENTED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SO THAT THE WEDGE EFFECT OF EACH OBJECT IS OFFSET BY THE WEDGE ORIENTATION OF THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT OBJECTS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
217 words
APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL WEDGESHAPED OBJECTS, SUCH AS MATCH BOOKS, COMPRISING A TURNING CHAMBER, A FEEDING DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING THE SAID OBJECTS ONE BY ONE INTO SAID TURNING CHAMBER, EACH OBJECT BEING PREORIENTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION, A SOURCE OF COMPRESSED FLUID, TWO SETS OF JET NOZZLES OPENING INTO SAID TURNING CHAMBER, DUCTS CONNECTING SAID SOURCE OF COMPRESSED FLUID TO SAID SETS OF JET NOZZLES, VALVE MEANS ARRANGED IN EACH OF SAID DUCTS FOR GOVERNING THE SUPPLY OF COMPRESSED FLUID TO SAID SETS OF JET NOZZLES, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY OPENING SAID TWO SETS OF VALVE MEANS, THEREBY SUBJECTING EVERY SECOND OBJECT TO AT LEAST ONE ECCENTRICALLY DIRECTED JET IMPACT FOR ROTATING THESE OBJECTS, IN A FIRST DIRECTION THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* AND SUBJECTING THE REMAINING OBJECTS TO AT LEAST ANOTHER ONE ECCENTRICALLY DIRECTED JET IMPACT FOR ROTATING SAID REMAINING OBJECTS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90*, SAID GOVERNING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID OBJECTS BEING ADVANCED BY SAID FEEDING DEVICE, A SINGLE OUTLET CHUTE WHICH LEADS DIRECTLY FROM THE TURNING CHAMBER AND IN WHICH A STACK OF SUPERIMPOSED ULTIMATELY ORIENTED OBJECTS IS FORMED, SAID FEEDING DEVICE, SAID TURNING CHAMBER, AND SAID OUTLET CHUTE FORMING TOGETHER A CONTINUOUS, SOLE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
217 words
APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL WEDGESHAPED OBJECTS, SUCH AS MATCH BOOKS, COMPRISING A TURNING CHAMBER, A FEEDING DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING THE SAID OBJECTS ONE BY ONE INTO SAID TURNING CHAMBER, EACH OBJECT BEING PREORIENTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION, A SOURCE OF COMPRESSED FLUID, TWO SETS OF JET NOZZLES OPENING INTO SAID TURNING CHAMBER, DUCTS CONNECTING SAID SOURCE OF COMPRESSED FLUID TO SAID SETS OF JET NOZZLES, VALVE MEANS ARRANGED IN EACH OF SAID DUCTS FOR GOVERNING THE SUPPLY OF COMPRESSED FLUID TO SAID SETS OF JET NOZZLES, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY OPENING SAID TWO SETS OF VALVE MEANS, THEREBY SUBJECTING EVERY SECOND OBJECT TO AT LEAST ONE ECCENTRICALLY DIRECTED JET IMPACT FOR ROTATING THESE OBJECTS, IN A FIRST DIRECTION THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* AND SUBJECTING THE REMAINING OBJECTS TO AT LEAST ANOTHER ONE ECCENTRICALLY DIRECTED JET IMPACT FOR ROTATING SAID REMAINING OBJECTS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90*, SAID GOVERNING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID OBJECTS BEING ADVANCED BY SAID FEEDING DEVICE, A SINGLE OUTLET CHUTE WHICH LEADS DIRECTLY FROM THE TURNING CHAMBER AND IN WHICH A STACK OF SUPERIMPOSED ULTIMATELY ORIENTED OBJECTS IS FORMED, SAID FEEDING DEVICE, SAID TURNING CHAMBER, AND SAID OUTLET CHUTE FORMING TOGETHER A CONTINUOUS, SOLE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-24 | 1971-01-23 | 1971-07-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-24 | 1975-01-23 | 1975-07-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-24 | 1979-01-23 | 1979-07-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |