Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Processes – Filling dispensers
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Maust, Timothy L. (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Processes
Filling dispensers
C141S082000, C141S145000, C425S297000, C425S527000, C264S543000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10822297
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for transferring a mold charge pellet to a molding machine having a mold with a mold cavity includes a hub rotated about an axis, at least one arm extending generally radially from the hub to rotate with the hub around the axis, and a cam system extending at least partially around the axis and operably coupled to the arm for moving the arm along a predetermined path with respect to the axis as the hub and the arm rotate around the axis. In one presently preferred embodiment, at least a portion of the arm traveling along a plane that is parallel to the axis during a portion of said path.
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Ritz Gregory A.
Truman Thomas C.
Graham Packaging PET Technologies Inc.
Maust Timothy L.
Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio LLP
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