Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
In combination with a typical roll conveying machine having a plurality of conveyor rollers, a separable roller sleeve adapted to be twistably opened and oriented manually for enclosable installation upon a bare conveyor roller of said typical roll conveying machine said separable roller sleeve comprising, a relatively thick walled resilient tubular member of uniform construction throughout having a length with opposite longitudinal ends and an interior cross-sectional diameter closely complementary but oversize to that of said bare conveyor roller by such an amount so as to provide a mechanically loose fitting disposition therebetween, and an unimpeded longitudinally extending compression closing spiral through-wall separation extending from one longitudinal end to the opposite longitudinal end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
In combination with a typical roll conveying machine having a plurality of conveyor rollers, a separable roller sleeve adapted to be twistably opened and oriented manually for enclosable installation upon a bare conveyor roller of said typical roll conveying machine said separable roller sleeve comprising, a relatively thick walled resilient tubular member of uniform construction throughout having a length with opposite longitudinal ends and an interior cross-sectional diameter closely complementary but oversize to that of said bare conveyor roller by such an amount so as to provide a mechanically loose fitting disposition therebetween, and an unimpeded longitudinally extending compression closing spiral through-wall separation extending from one longitudinal end to the opposite longitudinal end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A separable roller sleeve according to claim 1 in which the inside dimension of said cross-sectional diameter thereof closely complementary to that of said bare conveyor roller is within a range of from 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch oversize in relationship to the outside diameter of said conveyor roller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A separable roller sleeve according to claim 1 in which said relatively thick walled resilient material tubular member is urethane.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of installing a separable roller sleeve upon a bare conveyor roller of a typical roll conveying machine, comprising the steps of manually grasping the opposite longitudinal ends of a relatively thick walled resilient material tubular member comprising the body thereof, manually applying opposing hand pressure to said opposite longitudinal ends of said separable roller sleeve to manually effect an extended opening of a longitudinally extending compression closing spiral through-wall separation in said relatively thick walled resilient material tubular member and manually orienting said extended opening to enclosably receive therethrough said bare conveyor roller, manually installing said separable roller sleeve upon said bare conveyor roller, and manually releasing the opposite longitudinal ends of said separable roller sleeve thereby allowing the opposing faces of said compression closing spiral through-wall separation to close and touch against one another in close contact compressive communication to dispose in self-supporting assembly thereof said separable roller sleeve upon said bare conveyor roller.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of installing a separable roller sleeve upon a bare conveyor roller of a typical roll conveying machine, comprising the steps of manually grasping the opposite longitudinal ends of a relatively thick walled resilient material tubular member comprising the body thereof, manually applying opposing hand pressure to said opposite longitudinal ends of said separable roller sleeve to manually effect an extended opening of a longitudinally extending compression closing spiral through-wall separation in said relatively thick walled resilient material tubular member and manually orienting said extended opening to enclosably receive therethrough said bare conveyor roller, manually installing said separable roller sleeve upon said bare conveyor roller, and manually releasing the opposite longitudinal ends of said separable roller sleeve thereby allowing the opposing faces of said compression closing spiral through-wall separation to close and touch against one another in close contact compressive communication to dispose in self-supporting assembly thereof said separable roller sleeve upon said bare conveyor roller.