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VIBRATORY QUANTIFYING APPARATUS

  • US 3,746,211 A
  • Filed: 12/06/1971
  • Issued: 07/17/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vibratory quantifying apparatus comprising in combination:

  • a. a vibratable receptacle;

    b. means for supporting and guiding the receptacle for oscillatory movement;

    c. means coacting with said receptacle for inducing oscillatory movement thereof;

    d. a discharge opening leading from said receptacle;

    e. a pair of downwardly sloped chutes disposed for selective operative communication with said discharge opening;

    f. counting means settable to a predetermined quantity coacting with one of said chutes;

    g. gate means operative in response to said counter means and coacting between said chutes to divert any excess over said predetermined quantity to the other of said chutes, said gate means comprising a plate movable between the chutes and lying in the plane of the bottom of one of said chutes and movable laterally to remove a bottom portion of one of said chutes to allow access to the other of said chutes.

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