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US3338420A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Garment conveyor and dispenser

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-03-08
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Granted: 1967-08-29
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Expires: 1986-03-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clyde C Mcclenny
  • 👤 Eulice L Standridge

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 06:34
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; B65G1/02; B65G1/04; B65G1/12; B65G1/133

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
A GARMENT DISPENSER COMPRISNG AN ENDLESS TRACK, ROLLERS GUIDED IN AND SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACK; A POWER DRIVEN VERTICALLY ALIGNED CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR WEB MEANS HAVING ARTICLE STORAGE MEANS THEREON, SAID WEB BEING POSITIONED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT SAID TRACK IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE AND SUPPORTED FROM A POINT OUTWARDLY FROM AND ABOVE SAID TRACK BY SAID ROLLERS; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID TRACK INCLUDING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART SUPPORT MEANS HAVING AN UPPER ENGAGING MEMBER TRANSVERSE TO SAID TRACK AND SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID TRACK WITH EACH ADJACENT OF SAID ENGAGING MEMBER SUPPORTINGLY ENGAGING ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID TRACK; A POWER DRIVEN WHEEL AND A FREELY ROTATING WHEEL DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE EXTREMITES OF THE DISPENSER WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND LONGITUDINALLY OF THE TRACK WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF SAID CONVEYOR WEB RIDING IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRIVEN AND SAID FREELY ROTATING WHEEL WHEREBY; ROTATION OF SAID POWER DRIVE WHEEL IMPARTS MOVEMENT TO SAID CONVEYOR WEB TO THEREBY DELIVER AN ARTICLE THEREON TO ANY PREDETERMINED POINT ABOUT SAID GARMENT DISPENSER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
A GARMENT DISPENSER COMPRISNG AN ENDLESS TRACK, ROLLERS GUIDED IN AND SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACK; A POWER DRIVEN VERTICALLY ALIGNED CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR WEB MEANS HAVING ARTICLE STORAGE MEANS THEREON, SAID WEB BEING POSITIONED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT SAID TRACK IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE AND SUPPORTED FROM A POINT OUTWARDLY FROM AND ABOVE SAID TRACK BY SAID ROLLERS; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID TRACK INCLUDING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART SUPPORT MEANS HAVING AN UPPER ENGAGING MEMBER TRANSVERSE TO SAID TRACK AND SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID TRACK WITH EACH ADJACENT OF SAID ENGAGING MEMBER SUPPORTINGLY ENGAGING ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID TRACK; A POWER DRIVEN WHEEL AND A FREELY ROTATING WHEEL DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE EXTREMITES OF THE DISPENSER WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND LONGITUDINALLY OF THE TRACK WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF SAID CONVEYOR WEB RIDING IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRIVEN AND SAID FREELY ROTATING WHEEL WHEREBY; ROTATION OF SAID POWER DRIVE WHEEL IMPARTS MOVEMENT TO SAID CONVEYOR WEB TO THEREBY DELIVER AN ARTICLE THEREON TO ANY PREDETERMINED POINT ABOUT SAID GARMENT DISPENSER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2980258A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-28 1971-02-27 1971-08-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-28 1975-02-27 1975-08-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-28 1979-02-27 1979-08-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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