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Apparatus for detecting articles of maximum stiffness, thickness, or length

Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-27
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Granted: 1965-08-24
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Expires: 1982-12-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fliegner Horst
  • 👤 Brause Horst

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 09:28
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C1/00; B07C1/10; B07C1/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
APPARATUS FOR TESTING ARTICELS ACCORDING TO LENGTH COMPRISING: INPUT MEANS WITH FULLY POSITIVE TRACTION FOR MOVING SAID ARTICLES INTO SAID APPARATUS AT A PREDETERMINED RATE; OUTPUT MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING SAID ARTICLES FROM SAID APPARATUS AT A FASTER RATE THAN SAID PREDETERMINED RATE, AND PLACED A DISTANCE FROM SAID INPUT MEANS WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LENGTH OF SAID ARTICLES; GUIDING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS TO GUIDE SAID ARTICLES FROM SAID INPUT MEANS TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS; RESILIENT MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID GUIDING MEANS TO BEND EACH OF SAID ARTICLES IN A SAME PRESCRIBED ARCHED DISPOSITION; AND SENSING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID RESILIENT MEANS FOR INDICATING DISPLACLEMENT OF SAID RESILIENT MEANS BY ARTICLES OF EXCESSIVE LENGTH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
APPARATUS FOR TESTING ARTICELS ACCORDING TO LENGTH COMPRISING: INPUT MEANS WITH FULLY POSITIVE TRACTION FOR MOVING SAID ARTICLES INTO SAID APPARATUS AT A PREDETERMINED RATE; OUTPUT MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING SAID ARTICLES FROM SAID APPARATUS AT A FASTER RATE THAN SAID PREDETERMINED RATE, AND PLACED A DISTANCE FROM SAID INPUT MEANS WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LENGTH OF SAID ARTICLES; GUIDING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS TO GUIDE SAID ARTICLES FROM SAID INPUT MEANS TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS; RESILIENT MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID GUIDING MEANS TO BEND EACH OF SAID ARTICLES IN A SAME PRESCRIBED ARCHED DISPOSITION; AND SENSING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID RESILIENT MEANS FOR INDICATING DISPLACLEMENT OF SAID RESILIENT MEANS BY ARTICLES OF EXCESSIVE LENGTH.

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