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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. 14, 1989
Filed:
May. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas H Falconer, Erie, PA (US);
William H Benson, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
Eriez Manufacturing Company, Erie, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198763 ;
Abstract
A vibratory feeder having a tray with a conveying surface and springs. The springs are each made up of flat plate like first leaves and flat plate like second leaves rigidly attached together. One part of each spring is connected to the tray and the other part is connected to the base. The longitudinal axis of the leaves extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tray. The springs are spaced from each other whereby the tray is vibrated in an arcuate path relative to the base to vibrate the tray for moving material on the tray.