Patent · US Expired

Swivel

US7717477B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 2000
Grant dateMay 18, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J15/0616
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A manipulator operative in hygienic environments. A swivel operative to flexibly transport gas includes a fixed part comprising a plurality of members divisible to permit the swivel to be cleaned, a moveable part journaled in the fixed part, and a cavity arranged between the fixed part and the moveable part, the cavity operative to decrease a speed of gas flow whereby particles present in the gas are stopped and deposited in the cavity.

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