Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A shaker comprising carriage means for holding an article to be shaken, means mounting said carriage for reciprocal motion along a linear path, a counterweight, means mounting said counterweight for reciprocal motion along another linear path parallel to that of said carriage, and means for simultaneously reciprocating said carriage and counterweight along their respective paths and at all times in opposite directions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A shaker comprising carriage means for holding an article to be shaken, means mounting said carriage for reciprocal motion along a linear path, a counterweight, means mounting said counterweight for reciprocal motion along another linear path parallel to that of said carriage, and means for simultaneously reciprocating said carriage and counterweight along their respective paths and at all times in opposite directions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The shaker as defined in claim 1 including means for simultaneously identically adjusting the speed of movement of said carriage and counterweight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The shaker as defined in claim 2 wherein said carriage includes a body having a pair of opposite sides in part defining an article-receiving chamber, and means for selectively adjusting the distance between said walls for accommodating articles of different sizes in said chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
The shaker as defined in claim 2 wherein said carriage includes a body having a pair of opposite sides in part defining an article-receiving chamber, means for selectively adjusting the distance between said walls for accommodating articles of different sizes in said chamber, clamping means between said walls, and means for adjustably moving said clamping means in a direction normal to said walls to clamp an article in said chamber between one of said walls and said clamping means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The shaker as defined in claim 1 including means for clamping an article in said carriage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The shaker as defined in claim 1 wherein said carriage includes a body having a pair of opposite sides in part defining an article-receiving chamber, and means for selectively adjusting the distance between said walls for accommodating articles of different sizes in said chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
The shaker as defined in claim 1 wherein said carriage includes a body having a pair of opposite sides in part defining an article-receiving chamber, means for selectively adjusting the distance between said walls for accommodating articles of different sizes in said chamber, clamping means between said walls, and means for adjustably moving said walls to clamp an article in said chamber between one of said walls and said clamping means.