US3348732A
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Article dispensing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-09-02
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-09-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Schwarz Heinz Walter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:05
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F11/00; G07F11/02; G07F11/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
AN ARTICLE DISPENSING DEVICE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) SEVERAL HORIZONTALLY MOUNTED TRAYS DISPOSED IN A SUPERIMPOSED SPACED-APART RELATIONSHIP FOR PLACING ON EACH TRAY A ROW OF ARTICLES TO BE DISPENSED ONE BY ONE; (B) A TRANSPORT MEANS ON EACH TRAY FOR DISPLACING THE RESPECTIVE ROW OF ARTICLES THROUGH A DISTANCE SUCH THAT THE RESPECTIVE FOREMOST ARTICLE IN SAID ROW IS PUSHED OVER AN EDGE OF THE RESPECTIVE TRAY; (C) FIRST DRIVE MEANS COMMON TO SAID TRANSPORT MEANS; (D) COUPLING MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID FIRST DRIVE MEANS WITH THE TRANSPORT MEANS OF A SELECTED ONE OF SAID TRAYS; (E) A MOVALBY MOUNTED COMMON RECEIVING MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE ARTICLE PUSHED OVER SAID EDGE OF ANY OF THE TRAYS; (F) CONVEYING MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID RECEIVING MEANS FOR MOVING THE SAME INTO A RECEIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID EDGE OF THE SELECTED TRAY; (G) SECOND DRIVE MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO MOVE SAID RECEIVING MEANS UP AND DOWN RELATIVE TO SAID EDGE OF THE TRAYS; AND (H) CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID COUPLING MEANS TO COUPLE THE TRANSPORT MEANS ON A SELECTED TRAY TO THE FIRST DRIVE MEANS FOR THE PURPOSE AFORESAID AND FOR CONTROLLING THE SECOND DRIVE MEANS TO ACTIVATE SAID CONVEYING MEANS FOR MOVING THE RECEIVING MEANS INTO A RECEIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SELECTED TRAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
AN ARTICLE DISPENSING DEVICE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) SEVERAL HORIZONTALLY MOUNTED TRAYS DISPOSED IN A SUPERIMPOSED SPACED-APART RELATIONSHIP FOR PLACING ON EACH TRAY A ROW OF ARTICLES TO BE DISPENSED ONE BY ONE; (B) A TRANSPORT MEANS ON EACH TRAY FOR DISPLACING THE RESPECTIVE ROW OF ARTICLES THROUGH A DISTANCE SUCH THAT THE RESPECTIVE FOREMOST ARTICLE IN SAID ROW IS PUSHED OVER AN EDGE OF THE RESPECTIVE TRAY; (C) FIRST DRIVE MEANS COMMON TO SAID TRANSPORT MEANS; (D) COUPLING MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID FIRST DRIVE MEANS WITH THE TRANSPORT MEANS OF A SELECTED ONE OF SAID TRAYS; (E) A MOVALBY MOUNTED COMMON RECEIVING MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE ARTICLE PUSHED OVER SAID EDGE OF ANY OF THE TRAYS; (F) CONVEYING MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID RECEIVING MEANS FOR MOVING THE SAME INTO A RECEIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID EDGE OF THE SELECTED TRAY; (G) SECOND DRIVE MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO MOVE SAID RECEIVING MEANS UP AND DOWN RELATIVE TO SAID EDGE OF THE TRAYS; AND (H) CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID COUPLING MEANS TO COUPLE THE TRANSPORT MEANS ON A SELECTED TRAY TO THE FIRST DRIVE MEANS FOR THE PURPOSE AFORESAID AND FOR CONTROLLING THE SECOND DRIVE MEANS TO ACTIVATE SAID CONVEYING MEANS FOR MOVING THE RECEIVING MEANS INTO A RECEIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SELECTED TRAY.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-10-23 | 1979-04-24 | 1979-10-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |