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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ernest J Hodgetts, Spruce Grove, CA;
Assignee:
The Molson Companies Limited, Spruce Grove, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29427 ; 29822 ; 5338 / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to apparatus and a method of conveying, orienting, transferring and debunging empty beverage kegs. The apparatus includes a keg elevator for raising the kegs to the uppermost of a series of superposed endless conveyor belts. The tension of the latter is such that, where they face one another, they engage the periphery of each keg and urge it along the path of travel.