Object conveying and positioning apparatus

• US 3,147,844 A
• Filed: 04/17/1963
• Issued: 09/08/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paul A. Mountz
• Original Assignee: Paul A. Mountz
• Inventors: Mountz, Paul A.
• Application Number:
  US04/273,766
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• US Class Current: 198/458
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 43/00 Testing, sorting or cleaning eggs investigating or analysing eggs, e.g. by candling G01N33/08; Conveying devices for batteries A01K31/165; Pick-up devices
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 17/063 the load carrying surface being formed by profiles, rods, bars, rollers or the like attached to more than one traction element B65G17/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 2201/02 Articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 2201/0208 Eggs
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 47/26 arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles

Claims

1. OBJECT CONVEYING AND POSITIONING APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SHAFTS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND MOVING SAID SHAFTS ABOUT AN ENDLESS CLOSED PATH, OBJECT SUPPORTING MEMBERS CARRIED BY THE RESPECTIVE SHAFTS FOR AXIALLY SLIDABLE MOVEMENT THEREALONG, RESILIENT MEANS BETWEEN ADJACENT SUPPORTING MEMBERS ON THE RESPECTIVE SHAFTS, THRUSTING THEM APART, AND SPACED APART CONFINING GUIDES INCLINED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND COOPERABLE WITH THE OUTERMOST SUP-