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Apparatus for loading a dehumidifying device
Assignee: Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co
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Filing: 1961-03-24
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1981-03-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert R Beckham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:16
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B9/00; B65B9/10; B65B9/13; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SEALED TUBE CONTAINING GRANULAR MATERIAL COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR ADVANCING HOLLOW TUBING FROM A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY ALONG A DEFINITE PATH, ELONGATED CHAMBER MEANS OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH DISPOSED IN SAID PATH FOR RECEIVING THE TUBING, CUTTING MEANS FOR SEVERING THE TUBING SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE ENTRANCE TO SAID CHAMBER MEANS WHEN SAID TUBING HAS ADVANCED THROUGH SAID CHAMBER MEANS, FIRST CLOSING MEANS FOR SEALING ONE END OF THE SEVERED LENGTH OF TUBING, GRANULAR MATERIAL SUPPLY MEANS FOR DEPOSITING GRANULAR MATERIAL IN THE TUBE THROUGH THE REMAINING OPEN END, SECOND CLOSING MEANS FOR SEALING SAID REMAINING OPEN END, AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING THE FILLED, SEALED TUBE FROM SAID CHAMBER INTO A STORAGE RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SEALED TUBE CONTAINING GRANULAR MATERIAL COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR ADVANCING HOLLOW TUBING FROM A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY ALONG A DEFINITE PATH, ELONGATED CHAMBER MEANS OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH DISPOSED IN SAID PATH FOR RECEIVING THE TUBING, CUTTING MEANS FOR SEVERING THE TUBING SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE ENTRANCE TO SAID CHAMBER MEANS WHEN SAID TUBING HAS ADVANCED THROUGH SAID CHAMBER MEANS, FIRST CLOSING MEANS FOR SEALING ONE END OF THE SEVERED LENGTH OF TUBING, GRANULAR MATERIAL SUPPLY MEANS FOR DEPOSITING GRANULAR MATERIAL IN THE TUBE THROUGH THE REMAINING OPEN END, SECOND CLOSING MEANS FOR SEALING SAID REMAINING OPEN END, AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING THE FILLED, SEALED TUBE FROM SAID CHAMBER INTO A STORAGE RECEPTACLE.
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