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Drum loading and unloading apparatus

US4718817A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 1986
Grant dateJan 12, 1988
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/124
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The drums to be loaded or unloaded are placed on a carriage borne by rollers and comprising telescopic arms. The carriage is guided along an arcuate path by a rigid arm and a pivot pin situated at the end of a bar supported by a base. A motor is provided on the carriage to drive the carriage in the arcuate path.

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