Closure handling apparatus
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1. APPARATUS FOR HANDLING HOLLOW CLOSURES OPEN AT ONE END COMPRISNG, IN COMBINATION, A ROTARY CARRIER DISK NOTCHED ALONG ITS PERIPHERAL EDGE TO PROVIDE SPACED LANDS, AND STATIONARY RAILS DISPOSED ABOVE THE DISK FOR GUIDING OUTWARDLY RANDOMLY ARRANGED CLOSURES PLACED ON THE DISK TO A POSITION WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH CLOSURE EXTENDS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE DISK, THOSE CLOSURES ASSUMING AN OPEN END UP POSITION BEING SUPPORTED BETWEEN ADJACENT LANDS TO MAINTAIN THEIR BALANCE ON THE DISK, AND THOSE CLOSURES ASSUMING AN OPEN END DOWN POSITION DROPPING OVER THE LANDS TO BE OVERBALANCED AND REJECTED FROM THE DISK.
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1. APPARATUS FOR HANDLING HOLLOW CLOSURES OPEN AT ONE END COMPRISNG, IN COMBINATION, A ROTARY CARRIER DISK NOTCHED ALONG ITS PERIPHERAL EDGE TO PROVIDE SPACED LANDS, AND STATIONARY RAILS DISPOSED ABOVE THE DISK FOR GUIDING OUTWARDLY RANDOMLY ARRANGED CLOSURES PLACED ON THE DISK TO A POSITION WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH CLOSURE EXTENDS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE DISK, THOSE CLOSURES ASSUMING AN OPEN END UP POSITION BEING SUPPORTED BETWEEN ADJACENT LANDS TO MAINTAIN THEIR BALANCE ON THE DISK, AND THOSE CLOSURES ASSUMING AN OPEN END DOWN POSITION DROPPING OVER THE LANDS TO BE OVERBALANCED AND REJECTED FROM THE DISK.
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Current AssigneeSterling, Walter S.
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Original AssigneeSterling, Walter S.
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InventorsSterling, Walter S.
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Application NumberUS04/423,911Time in Patent Office747 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current198/380CPC Class CodesB65B 35/26 by rotary conveyorsB67B 3/061 the caps having an asymmetr...
