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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. 24, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Micucci, Binbrook, CA;
Rudolf F Kuras, Dundas, CA;
Assignee:
Slater Steel Industries Limited, Hamilton, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414330 ; 198474 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for separating elongate elements one at a time from a batch of elements. The apparatus comprises a batch receiver means having an inclined support face to support the leading element of the batch, and element ejector means including at least one finger engageable with the trailing element of said batch to lift said trailing element in an upwardly forward direction to separate said element from said batch.