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Pneumatic tube conveyor system

  • US 5,234,292 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1991
  • Issued: 08/10/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pneumatic tube conveyor system for transporting conveying cases, comprising:

  • a pneumatic tube dispatching station;

    a pneumatic tube receiving/dispatching station;

    first pneumatic tube conveyor means arranged between said pneumatic tube dispatching station and said pneumatic tube receiving/dispatching station;

    a first gate associated with said first pneumatic tube conveyor means;

    second pneumatic tube conveyor means arranged between said first gate and said pneumatic tube dispatching station, said second pneumatic tube conveyor means comprising a first intermediate store; and

    control means for selecting an operational position of said first gate, said first gate comprising a first operational position for affording direct pneumatic tube access from said pneumatic tube dispatching station to said pneumatic tube receiving/dispatching station and a second operational position for affording pneumatic tube access from said pneumatic tube receiving/dispatching station to said pneumatic tube dispatching station via said first intermediate store.

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