Washer feed dials for automatic assembly machines
First Claim
1. WASHERR FEEDING MEANS COMPRISING A HOPPER HAVING AN INCLINED BOTTOM WALL SECTION WITH AN ANNULAR RETAINING WALL ENCLOSING A ROTATABLE CIRCULAR CORRESPONDINGLY INCLINED DIAL RECEIVING ON ITS TOP SURFACE A SUPPLY OF WASHERS TO BE FED, SAID DIAL HAVING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OPENING NOTCHES FOR RECEIVING WASHERS PROVIDED IN THE PERIPHERAL PORTION THEREOF, AND A SECONDARY CIRCULAR INCLINED DIAL OF SMALLER DIAMETER SUPERIMPOSED UPON AND ROTATABLE WITH THE FIRST DIAL IN COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP THERETO AND HAVING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OPENING NOTCHES PROVIDED IN THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID SECONDARY DIAL BEING ALSO DISPOSED UNDER THE SAME SUPPLY OF WASHERS RESTING ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE FIRST DIAL SO AS TO RECEIVE WASHERS FROM SAID SUPPLY IN THE NOTCHES PROVIDED THEREIN THE SAME WAY AS WITH THE FIRST DIAL, SAID SECONDARY DIAL SERVING TO FEED WASHERS RADIALLY DOWNWARDLY BY GRAVITY FROM NOTCHES IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SECONDARY DIAL TO UNOCCUPIED NOTCHES THEREBELOW IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FIRST DIAL AS WASHERS ENTERED IN NOTCHES IN THE SECONDARY DIAL ARE TRANSFERRED SUBSTANTIALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREOF BY GRAVITY INTO CLOSELY ADJACENT NOTCHES IN THE FIRST DIAL BEFORE THESE NOTCHES BETWEEN WHICH THE TRANSFER MAY OCCUR COME UNDER THE SUPPLY OF WASHERS.
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1. WASHERR FEEDING MEANS COMPRISING A HOPPER HAVING AN INCLINED BOTTOM WALL SECTION WITH AN ANNULAR RETAINING WALL ENCLOSING A ROTATABLE CIRCULAR CORRESPONDINGLY INCLINED DIAL RECEIVING ON ITS TOP SURFACE A SUPPLY OF WASHERS TO BE FED, SAID DIAL HAVING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OPENING NOTCHES FOR RECEIVING WASHERS PROVIDED IN THE PERIPHERAL PORTION THEREOF, AND A SECONDARY CIRCULAR INCLINED DIAL OF SMALLER DIAMETER SUPERIMPOSED UPON AND ROTATABLE WITH THE FIRST DIAL IN COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP THERETO AND HAVING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OPENING NOTCHES PROVIDED IN THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID SECONDARY DIAL BEING ALSO DISPOSED UNDER THE SAME SUPPLY OF WASHERS RESTING ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE FIRST DIAL SO AS TO RECEIVE WASHERS FROM SAID SUPPLY IN THE NOTCHES PROVIDED THEREIN THE SAME WAY AS WITH THE FIRST DIAL, SAID SECONDARY DIAL SERVING TO FEED WASHERS RADIALLY DOWNWARDLY BY GRAVITY FROM NOTCHES IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SECONDARY DIAL TO UNOCCUPIED NOTCHES THEREBELOW IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FIRST DIAL AS WASHERS ENTERED IN NOTCHES IN THE SECONDARY DIAL ARE TRANSFERRED SUBSTANTIALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREOF BY GRAVITY INTO CLOSELY ADJACENT NOTCHES IN THE FIRST DIAL BEFORE THESE NOTCHES BETWEEN WHICH THE TRANSFER MAY OCCUR COME UNDER THE SUPPLY OF WASHERS.
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Current AssigneeJacob P. Guth
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Original AssigneeJacob P. Guth
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InventorsGuth, Jacob P.
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Application NumberUS04/562,845Time in Patent Office518 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current221/167CPC Class CodesB23P 19/002 orientating the articlesB23P 19/08 Machines for placing washer...
