Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A roll for a single facer comprising: (a) a hollow rigid cylinder having an interior wall; (b) means for reducing elastic vibration and noise from the roll during operation of the single facers; (c) said means comprising a first plurality of elongated hollow members disposed in said cylinder in contact with each other and with said interior wall; (d) said means further comprising means for holding said members in contact with said interior wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A roll for a single facer comprising: (a) a hollow rigid cylinder having an interior wall; (b) means for reducing elastic vibration and noise from the roll during operation of the single facers; (c) said means comprising a first plurality of elongated hollow members disposed in said cylinder in contact with each other and with said interior wall; (d) said means further comprising means for holding said members in contact with said interior wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The roll of claim 1 wherein each of said elongated hollow members comprises a tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The roll of claim 2 wherein all of said tubes have the same diameter and said tubes are arranged in contact with said interior wall with the centers of said tubes arranged along a circle concentric with said interior wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The roll of claim 3 and further including a second plurality of tubes of smaller diameter than the diameter of said first plurality of tubes, each of said second plurality of tubes being disposed in contact with two adjacent ones of said first plurality of tubes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The roll of claim 4 and further comprising a third plurality of tubes of smaller diameter than the diameter of said second plurality of tubes, each of said third plurality of tubes being disposed in contact with two adjacent ones of said second plurality of tubes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The roll of claim 5 and wherein said means for holding comprises a tube disposed centrally within said hollow cylinder, said centrally disposed tube being of a diameter such that it engages all of said third plurality of tubes to urge said tubes outwardly and urge said first plurality of tubes in firm contact with said interior wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The roll of claim 3 wherein said means for holding comprises a tube disposed centrally within said hollow cylinder, said centrally disposed tube having an outside diameter such that it engages all of said first plurality of tubes to hold said first plurality of tubes in firm contact with said interior wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The roll of claim 2 wherein: (a) each of said first plurality of tubes has a length less than the internal length of said hollow cylinder; (b) an annular member is disposed at each end of said plurality of tubes; and (c) each of said annular members is fixed to said interior wall for preventing lengthwise movement of said tubes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The roll of claim 8 wherein at least one of said annular members has an opening therethrough to provide for passage of heated fluid from the central portion of said hollow cylinder to the area of said interior wall between said annular members.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The roll of claim 2 wherein said first plurality of tubes comprises a plurality of groups of tubes, said groups being spaced axially along the length of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The roll of claim 10 wherein: (a) an annular member is disposed at each end of each group of tubes; and (b) each of said annular members is fixed to said interior wall to prevent lengthwise movement of said tubes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The roll of claim 1 wherein each of said elongated hollow members has an opening therein providing for passage of heated fluid from the central portion of said hollow cylinder to said interior wall for transmitting heat through said wall to the exterior surface of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The roll of claim 1 wherein at least some of the spaces between adjacent elongated hollow members are filled with a sound-deadening material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The roll of claim 1 wherein the interior of at least some of said elongated hollow members is filled with a sound-deadening material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The roll of claim 13 or 14 wherein said sound-deading material is solid or liquid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The roll of claim 15 wherein said solid material is sand or concrete.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
11 words
The roll of claim 15 wherein said liquid material is oil.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The roll of claim 2 wherein some of said tubes are replaced by rods.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
50 words
The roll of claim 1 wherein each of said elongated hollow members is formed of a resilient material and includes a longitudinal slit therein for providing for compressibility of said members into the available space to provide firm contact of said members with each other and with said interior wall.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
62 words
The roll of claim 2 wherein: (a) said tubes fill a substantial portion of the hollow interior of the roll; (b) said tubes are of differing diameters and wall thicknesses; and (c) said tubes of different diameters and wall thicknesses are distributed in random fashion with each tube frictionally engaging adjacent tubes and the radially outermost tubes frictionally engaging said interior wall.