Bung withdrawing assembly

• US 3,174,650 A
• Filed: 04/08/1963
• Issued: 03/23/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frank A. Bellato
• Original Assignee: Frank A. Bellato
• Inventors: Bellato, Frank A.
• Application Number:
  US04/271,333
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• US Class Current: 81/3.33
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/20 by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought washing or rinsing crockery or tableware A47L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/18 Spacers of metal or substantially of metal E04C5/168 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/50 with product handling or receiving means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/556 Tool supporting wheel
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/56253 Base supported machine

Claims

6. A KEG SUPPORTING AND BUNG WITHDRAWING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING MEANS TO SUPPORT A KEG IN A FIXED POSITION, THE KEG HAVING A BUNG HOLE AND A BUNG THEREIN, A BUNG EXTRACTING AUGER, MEANS MOUNTING THE AUGER IN A POSITION RELATIVE TO THE KEG SUPPORTING MEANS SO THAT THE AUGER WILL ALINE WITH THE BUNG, MEANS TO ROTATE THE AUGER, AND MEANS TO ADVANCE AND RETRACT THE AUGER AND ITS ROTATING MEANS AS A UNIT RELATIVE TO THE KEG SUPPORTING MEANS;

THE AUGER BEING DISPOSED BELOW THE KEG;

AND THE AUGER ROTATING MEANS COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DISPOSED BELOW THE AUGER;

AND THE ADVANCING AND RETRACTING MEANS FOR THE AUGER AND MOTOR COMPRISING A PLATFORM ON WHICH THE MOTOR IS MOUNTED, MEANS GUIDING THE PLATFORM FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO THE PLATFORM AT THE SIDES THEREOF FOR MOVING THE PLATFORM VERTICALLY.