Method and apparatus for high speed delivery of particulate material
US5875824A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D3/0225
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering predetermined amounts of material, the apparatus comprising a chute; a metering wheel in cooperative relation to the chute to repetitively draw discrete amount of material onto the metering wheel; an arrangement for establishing a procession of spaced apart articles along a path, a transfer wheel for repetitively transferring discrete amount of material from said metering wheel to spaces defined between adjacent pairs of articles in the procession and a cleaning wheel for removing extraneous material from the articles.
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