Safety device for lint cleaners
US3984896A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD01B1/44
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety device for lint cleaners and the like through which lint is traveled in a predetermined path in a bat which varies in thickness between acceptable limits and occasionally exceeds such limits having a probe mounted adjacent to the path engageable with the lint and movable in response to variations in thickness thereof, and a switch in controlling relation to the lint cleaner responsive to movement of the bat engageable means adapted to render the cleaner inoperable whenever the thickness of the bat exceeds a predetermined maximum.
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