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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:
Nov. 10, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L Koch, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Walter H VanDeberg, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
F. Jos. Lamb Company, Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198774 ; 198778 ;
Abstract
A storage and conveying unit having two helically shaped guideways on which workpieces are adapted to be supported in a position inclined slightly to the vertical. One of the guideways is mounted on an outer cylindrical support and the other guideway is mounted on an inner cylindrical support. The guideways are parallel and uniformly spaced apart in a direction axially of the storage unit. The inner cylindrical support is reciprocated in a helical path parallel to the helical inclination of the guideways to advance the workpieces in the direction of their inclination.