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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Richard B. Kraus, Barrington, IL (US);
Kurt Christopherson, South Elgin, IL (US);
Robert Markowski, McHenry, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard B. Kraus, Barrington, IL (US);
Kurt Christopherson, South Elgin, IL (US);
Robert Markowski, McHenry, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Kinematics Corporation, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 53/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a spiral deck enclosed in a housing having passageways for allowing air flow between adjacent deck tier segments. In addition, the conveyor may include two concentric spiral decks operably coupled to one another, wherein a vibratory force is capable of simultaneously advancing objects both up the first spiral deck and down the second spiral deck.