Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Including distortion or deformation of work
Patent
1987-05-22
1993-07-13
Echols, P. W.
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Processes
Including distortion or deformation of work
134 254, 134134, 134 61, 134123, 134153, B08B 702
Patent
active
052269710
ABSTRACT:
A machine for refinishing a rim/wheel by first elevating the rim/wheel from ground level into a washing and degreasing chamber, washing and degreasing the rim/wheel in the chamber, transferring the rim/wheel into a shot blast chamber, shot-blasting the rim/wheel, transferring the rim/wheel to a spray coating area, spray-coating the rim/wheel with a protective material, and thereafter returning the rim/wheel to its initial elevation for subsequent tire/retread application thereto. The rim/wheel is transferred through the machine with its axis in a generally horizontal plane and is also rotated about its axis during washing/degreasing and shot-blasting. During the spray coating, the rim/wheel is coated with its axis disposed both vertically and horizontally.
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Viking Corporation product information dated Aug. 11, 1986.
Apr. 23, 1985 Prior Art Sale to Maupin (Exhibit A).
1980 GC-111 by Viking Corp. (Exhibit B).
Prior to Jun. 17, 1986, Prior Art Literature teaching: Work basket on a trolley; Waterblaster TM and Swedebrator TM (basket rotates by rotating cylinders (Exhibits C).
Prior to Jun. 17, 1986, Prior Art Literature teaching: Viking Corp. Waterblaster TM (tumbler style where basket is rotated by rotatably engaging an end). (Exhibit D).
Prior to Jun. 17, 1986, Prior Art Literature teaching: Viking Corp. original Swedebrator TM (tumbler style where basket is rotated by rotatably engaging an end). (Exhibit E).
Prior to Jun. 17, 1986, Prior Art Literature, including the teaching of GC-111 and Waterblaster TM (Exhibit F).
Prior to Jun. 17, 1986, Prior Art shot blaster (Exhibit G).
First Supplemental Declaration of S. G. Enegren (Exhibit H).
Enegren Paul L.
Fogal Robert D.
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