US3348653A
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Article handling apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-10-11
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-10-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Emmett R Mills
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:12
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B63/00; B65B63/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A STACK OF COMPRESSIBLE SHEET-LIKE ARTICLES COMPRISING, IN OPERATIVE POSITION, A CONVEYER; STACK-RECEIVING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CONVEYER FOR MOVEMENT WITH THE CONVEYER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART STACK-END SUPPORTS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND HOLD A STACK OF SUCH ARTICLES; STACK-DIMENSIONING MEANS MOUNTED IN A POSITION LOCATED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CONVEYER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART, RELATIVELY MOVABLE, STACK-COMPRESSING AGENCIES, SAID AGENCIES HAVING ONE STATE WHERE THEY ARE RELATIVELY WIDELY SPACED APART AND IN SAID ONE STATE BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE HAVING THEM AN UNCOMPRESSED STACK OF ARTICLES HAVING A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTS, SAID DIMENSIONING MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING MEANS FOR SHIFTING THE AGENCIES TOGETHER AN INTO ANOTHER STATE, WHICH OTHER STATE IS OPERABLE TO PRODUCE COMPRESSION OF A STACK PLACED BETWEEN THE AGENCIES WHEREBY THE STACK''S LENGTH BECOMES LESS THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTS; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A STACK OF COMPRESSIBLE SHEET-LIKE ARTICLES COMPRISING, IN OPERATIVE POSITION, A CONVEYER; STACK-RECEIVING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CONVEYER FOR MOVEMENT WITH THE CONVEYER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART STACK-END SUPPORTS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND HOLD A STACK OF SUCH ARTICLES; STACK-DIMENSIONING MEANS MOUNTED IN A POSITION LOCATED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CONVEYER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART, RELATIVELY MOVABLE, STACK-COMPRESSING AGENCIES, SAID AGENCIES HAVING ONE STATE WHERE THEY ARE RELATIVELY WIDELY SPACED APART AND IN SAID ONE STATE BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE HAVING THEM AN UNCOMPRESSED STACK OF ARTICLES HAVING A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTS, SAID DIMENSIONING MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING MEANS FOR SHIFTING THE AGENCIES TOGETHER AN INTO ANOTHER STATE, WHICH OTHER STATE IS OPERABLE TO PRODUCE COMPRESSION OF A STACK PLACED BETWEEN THE AGENCIES WHEREBY THE STACK''S LENGTH BECOMES LESS THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTS; AND
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-10-23 | 1971-04-24 | 1971-10-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-10-23 | 1975-04-24 | 1975-10-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-10-23 | 1979-04-24 | 1979-10-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |