1980-07-21
1981-11-24
Mancene, Gene
46 43, A63H 2908
Patent
active
043016138
ABSTRACT:
A main wheel rotating in a vertical plane has marble receiving notches in opposite sides of its periphery. Uprights on opposite sides of the wheel support the wheel shaft and a transfer tray with reverse inclines over the wheel. A smaller drive wheel connected to the shaft has angularly spaced lift pins around a half of its periphery. The pins engage notches in the side of a vertically reciprocable lift bar having an elevator plate on its top. The lift bar is guided along the edge of one upright between a raised position in which the elevator plate transfers marbles to the upper edge of the incline, and a lower position in which the elevator plate is located alongside of the main wheel and radially inwardly from the peripheral notches therein. An intermediate transfer shelf is fixedly supported by the one upright to receive marbles discharged from one of the peripheral notches in the main wheel. A marble release gate is pivoted across the lower end of the incline in the first transfer tray; and a gate raising lever pivoted on the other upright has an actuating end or trip portion supported in the path of two trip pins projecting from the side of the main wheel and associated one with each of the peripheral notches in the wheel. The first or starting notch in the main wheel has a leading edge that is inclined transversely of the main wheel. Retaining wires spanning the sides of the starting notch are connected to the sides of the wheel, with two spaced wires on one side forming an arcuate race for a marble with stops projecting radially inwardly of each end of the race.
The second or trailing peripheral notch has marble retaining wires spanning each of its sides and an overhanging lip projecting in trailing relation over the leading end of the notch to prevent a marble in the notch from being released until the second notch has passed the lowermost position of the wheel.
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Foycik Michael J.
Mancene Gene
Webb Austin A.
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