US3356016A
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Automobile body disposal apparatus
Assignee: Southwest Factories Inc
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Filing: 1966-04-06
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Granted: 1967-12-05
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Expires: 1986-04-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy M Eidal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:22
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B9/00; B30B9/32; B02; B02C; B02C13/00; B02C13/14; B02C13/18; B02C13/1807; B02C13/1835; B02C19/00; B02C19/0056; B02C19/0062; B02C13/26; B02C13/28; B02C2013/2816; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S100/00; Y10S100/901; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/748; Y10T83/7487; Y10T83/7573; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8841; Y10T83/8843; Y10T83/8853
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A SCRAP DISPOSAL APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) AN INITAL FLATTENING UNIT ARRANGED TO REDUCE SHEAR TO FLATTENED SLABS, (B) A SLAB SHEARING UNIT ARRANGE TO LATERALLY SHEAR BARS FROM THE ENDS OF SAID FLATTENED SLABS AS SAID SLABS ARE FED THROUGH SAID INITIAL FLATTENING UNIT, (C) A ROTARY CHOPPER UNIT ARRANGED TO CHOP SLUGS FROM THE ENDS OF SAID SHEARED BARS AS SAID BARS ARE FED LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID CHOPPER UNIT, (D) A HAMMERMILL CLEANING AND COMPACTING UNIT, (E) A CHOPPED STEEL SLINGER UNIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ROTARY CHOPPER UNIT AND SAID HAMMERMILL CLEANING AND COMPACTING UNIT ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THE CHOPPED SLUGS FROM SAID ROTARY CHOPPER UNIT AND INITIALLY DISINTEGRATE SAID SLUGS AND DELIVER THE RESULTING MATERIAL TO SAID HAMMERMILL CLEANING AND COMPACTING UNIT,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A SCRAP DISPOSAL APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) AN INITAL FLATTENING UNIT ARRANGED TO REDUCE SHEAR TO FLATTENED SLABS, (B) A SLAB SHEARING UNIT ARRANGE TO LATERALLY SHEAR BARS FROM THE ENDS OF SAID FLATTENED SLABS AS SAID SLABS ARE FED THROUGH SAID INITIAL FLATTENING UNIT, (C) A ROTARY CHOPPER UNIT ARRANGED TO CHOP SLUGS FROM THE ENDS OF SAID SHEARED BARS AS SAID BARS ARE FED LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID CHOPPER UNIT, (D) A HAMMERMILL CLEANING AND COMPACTING UNIT, (E) A CHOPPED STEEL SLINGER UNIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ROTARY CHOPPER UNIT AND SAID HAMMERMILL CLEANING AND COMPACTING UNIT ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THE CHOPPED SLUGS FROM SAID ROTARY CHOPPER UNIT AND INITIALLY DISINTEGRATE SAID SLUGS AND DELIVER THE RESULTING MATERIAL TO SAID HAMMERMILL CLEANING AND COMPACTING UNIT,
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-12-04 | 1971-06-05 | 1971-12-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-12-04 | 1975-06-05 | 1975-12-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-04 | 1979-06-05 | 1979-12-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |