Magazine apparatuses for holding glassware during processing
First Claim
1. An apparatus for holding and retaining glassware during processing, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware, wherein each ware keeper of the plurality of ware keepers comprises;
a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume, wherein a lower-most winding of the wire coil of the retention body has a winding diameter that is less than a winding diameter of windings in the remainder of the retention body such that the lower-most winding of the wire coil of the retention body forms a ware stop in the retention body; and
a spacer coil extending from the wire coil of the retention body below the ware stop; and
a base frame comprising a plurality of apertures extending through the base frame and a plurality of support rods supported over the top surface of the base frame and extending across a length of the base frame, wherein each of the plurality of ware keepers is positioned in a corresponding aperture in the base frame such that the retention body of each ware keeper is above a top surface of the base frame and the spacer coil of each ware keeper is below a bottom surface of the base frame and each ware keeper of the plurality of ware keepers is engaged with one of the plurality of support rods.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an apparatus for holding may include a plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware. Each ware keeper may include a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume. A lower-most winding of the wire coil forms a ware stop in the retention body. The retention body may include a spacer coil extending from the retention body below the ware stop. A base frame may include a plurality of apertures extending through the base frame. Each of the plurality of ware keepers may be positioned in a corresponding aperture in the base frame such that the retention body of each ware keeper is above a top surface of the base frame and the spacer coil of each ware keeper is below a bottom surface of the base frame.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for holding and retaining glassware during processing, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware, wherein each ware keeper of the plurality of ware keepers comprises; a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume, wherein a lower-most winding of the wire coil of the retention body has a winding diameter that is less than a winding diameter of windings in the remainder of the retention body such that the lower-most winding of the wire coil of the retention body forms a ware stop in the retention body; and a spacer coil extending from the wire coil of the retention body below the ware stop; and a base frame comprising a plurality of apertures extending through the base frame and a plurality of support rods supported over the top surface of the base frame and extending across a length of the base frame, wherein each of the plurality of ware keepers is positioned in a corresponding aperture in the base frame such that the retention body of each ware keeper is above a top surface of the base frame and the spacer coil of each ware keeper is below a bottom surface of the base frame and each ware keeper of the plurality of ware keepers is engaged with one of the plurality of support rods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An assembly for holding and retaining glassware during processing, the assembly comprising:
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a first magazine apparatus comprising; a first plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware, wherein each ware keeper of the first plurality of ware keepers comprises; a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume, wherein a lower-most winding of the wire coil of the retention body forms a ware stop in the retention body; and a spacer coil extending from the wire coil of the retention body below the ware stop; a first base frame comprising a plurality of apertures extending through the first base frame, wherein each of the first plurality of ware keepers is positioned in a corresponding aperture in the first base frame such that the retention body and spacer coil of each ware keeper are on opposite sides of the first base frame; a second magazine apparatus comprising; a second plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware, wherein each ware keeper of the second plurality of ware keepers comprises; a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume, wherein a lower-most winding of the wire coil of the retention body forms a ware stop in the retention body; and a spacer coil extending from the wire coil of the retention body below the ware stop; and a second base frame comprising a plurality of apertures extending through the second base frame, wherein each of the second plurality of ware keepers is positioned in a corresponding aperture in the second base frame such that the retention body and spacer coil of each ware keeper are on opposite sides of the second base frame, wherein the second magazine is positioned atop and spaced apart from the first magazine such that the spacer coil of each ware keeper of the second plurality of ware keepers is positioned over the glassware receiving volume of a corresponding ware keeper of the first plurality of ware keepers.
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