The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Karl C Valster, Pella, IA (US);
Assignee:
Precision Pulley, Inc., Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ; B07B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209-3001 ; 100 91 ; 209235 ; 209680 ; 209699 ; 209928 ; 241 99 ;
Abstract
An apparatus having a pair of rollers disposed below an input hopper so that beverage bottles having caps thereon will be pulled between these rollers as they rotate in opposite directions, thereby compressing the bottles, and at the same time exploding the top off of the bottle. A screen is provided below the rollers for receiving the bottles and caps and the screen has openings therein larger than the caps and smaller than the bottles, whereby the caps will be collected below the screen and the bottles can pass on to a separate collection area.