Apparatus for separating a rigid body from its contents
US11242171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B65/003
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high-speed automated separation apparatus comprising a pair of flexible discs, a driver to rotate the flexible discs, a feeder to position a rigid body at a first location between the flexible discs, a spreader and a converger operable upon the flexible discs such that opposing portions of the flexible disc converge upon the positioned rigid body, whereupon the rotating flexible discs rotate the rigid body beyond the first location and content from the rigid body is expelled. The rigid body and the expelled content are then available for reuse.
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