US3153471A
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Apparatus for detecting, sorting and orienting articles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-01-24
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Granted: 1964-10-20
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Expires: 1978-01-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Boyd J Arnett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:36
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/22; B65G47/24; B65G47/256
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC IN AN ARTICLE WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR MOVING THE ARTICLE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH IN A SINGLE AXIALLY-PREDETERMINED DISPOSITION, MEANS DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID PATH FOR ENGAGING THE AXIALLY OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE MOVING ARTICLE AND FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLACING THE ARTICLE IN ONE OF TWO DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF THE CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC THEREOF, SAID ENGAGING MEANS INCLUDING TWO LIKE, COPLANAR, CIRCULAR MEMBERS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT PARALLEL AXES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ARTICLE PATH, THE CURVED EDGES OF SAID CIRCULAR MEMBERS BEING FORMED BY MAGNETIC ELEMENTS ARRANGED TO ENGAGE THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF A MOVING ARTICLE THEREBETWEEN AND EXERT MAGNETIC FORCES THEREON EXTENDING RADIALLY RELATIVE TO THE AXES OF ROTATION OF SAID CIRCULAR MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC IN AN ARTICLE WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR MOVING THE ARTICLE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH IN A SINGLE AXIALLY-PREDETERMINED DISPOSITION, MEANS DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID PATH FOR ENGAGING THE AXIALLY OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE MOVING ARTICLE AND FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLACING THE ARTICLE IN ONE OF TWO DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF THE CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC THEREOF, SAID ENGAGING MEANS INCLUDING TWO LIKE, COPLANAR, CIRCULAR MEMBERS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT PARALLEL AXES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ARTICLE PATH, THE CURVED EDGES OF SAID CIRCULAR MEMBERS BEING FORMED BY MAGNETIC ELEMENTS ARRANGED TO ENGAGE THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF A MOVING ARTICLE THEREBETWEEN AND EXERT MAGNETIC FORCES THEREON EXTENDING RADIALLY RELATIVE TO THE AXES OF ROTATION OF SAID CIRCULAR MEMBERS.
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