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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1976
Masakatsu Sakamoto, Matsudo, JA;
Syosaku Watanabe, Ushikumachi, JA;
Takafumi Karino, Tomobemachi, JA;
Junichi Yazu, Shimoinayoshi, JA;
Kouichi Takashima, Ibaraki, JA;
Hiroshi Miyashiro, Tokyo, JA;
Takeo Takagi, Shimoinsayoshi, JA;
Takao Konno, Shimoinayoshi, JA;
Hitachi, Ltd., , JA;
Abstract
A capsule having a cylindrical shell for containing goods to be transported, and a cover member adaped to be fitted over one end of the shell. The cover member is made from a flexible material and is provided on the leading end of the shell. The provision of the cover member of a flexible material avoids damage to or deformation of the capsule which would otherwise be caused by collision against the preceding or the next following capsule, and reduces the resistance offered to the movement of the capsule by the tubular passageway through which the capsule is moved.