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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. 16, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terry C Potter, Lambertville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Technology Concepts Products, Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
425392 ; 425393 ; 425438 ;
Abstract
A tube handling machine for loading and unloading tube workpieces, such as hoses, from mandrels is disclosed. The machine includes a mandrel support which mounts a plurality of mandrels. First and second pluralities of driven rollers have outer surfaces for engaging the tube workpieces for urging them along the mandrels. A pivotal magazine holds a supply of tubular workpieces and directs them to the rollers. In a preferred embodiment, a mandrel support includes a gripper for engaging a predetermined mandrel support and moving it toward a position where the mandrels are between the first and second pluralities of driven rollers.