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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. 01, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michel F Compagnon, La Tour-de-Peilz, CH;
Assignee:
Maillefer SA, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 / ; 2421 / ;
Abstract
A carriage (2) sliding vertically on a fixed column (1) bears a driving assembly comprising a motor (3), a transmission (15, 16, 17), a shaft (18), and a rubber-covered pulley (4). A frame (10) supported by castors (11) rotates about the column. In operating position, the frame holds a working drum (5) resting on two parallel rollers (13) opposite the driving pulley. A full or empty drum is situated next to the working drum. A traverse mechanism (6, 7, 27) is borne by the column and by an auxiliary upright (8).