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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353936 | Wiper apparatus for clearing shavings A wiper apparatus for sweeping or clearing debris from a surface, such as cuttings generated in a machining operation that have collected on a collecting surface, comprises rotatable wiper arms and dependent wiper blades. The wiper apparatus can be self-powered or i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7121066 | Installation for slicing and packaging bread An installation for slicing whole loaves and packaging each sliced loaf in its entirety or in halves after splitting of the loaf that has been sliced in its entirety. The installation comprises a slicing device for slicing whole loaves, and a packaging device... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048109 | Transport system for containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, and incline conveyor for a transport system A transport system, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a container having an underside formed with a grooved recess which defines a leading edge and a trailing edge, as viewed in a transport direction of the container. The transport system ha... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025195 | Conveyor system for transport of containers A conveyor system for transport of containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a conveyor having a curved transport path with one end defining an entry zone and another end defining an exit zone. The containers are moved by a container pro... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6672445 | Working platform for assembly line A working platform for an assembly line includes a frame and a guiding mechanism. The frame is mounted over a conveying belt of the assembly line. The frame oppositely has an entry side and an exit side. The guiding mechanism is mounted in the frame. The ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6286657 | Transporting apparatus Apparatus for transporting cartons of cigarette packets or analogous block-shaped commodities employs an indexible turret which advances a series of successive equidistant commodities along an arcuate horizontal path into the inlet of a straight horizonta... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5957265 | Conveyor with bridge roller assembly A conveyor includes an assembly for bridging the gap at the end of a conveyor section. It includes an idler roller at the end of the conveyor section. The idler roller is seated in upwardly open slots and can lift completely out of the conveyor frame if a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947470 | Stacker with discharge control This invention relates to a stacking conveyor including slow-down wheels to reduce the exit speed of individual sheets of material. In one preferred embodiment, a non-driven friction drag belt is positioned above the slow-down wheels so as to assist in re... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5399226 | Method and apparatus for attaching cleats An apparatus for attaching cleats to belts in which belts and cleats are heated to a fusing temperature with a wheel subsequently rolled over the cleats. The apparatus provides means for adjusting the orientation of the wheel to allow attachment of cleats... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5325953 | Adaptable conveyor for man-loaded cargos A multiple section conveyor for the positioning of loose items for manual loading or stacking is, in combination, a first, telescoping gravity fed conveyor connected with a second powered elevated and delivery conveyor, controlled by the arrival of object... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5238346 | Continuous-conveyance bulk-cargo ship unloader A continuous-conveyance bulk-cargo ship unloader. It has a pickup at the bottom of an upright screw conveyor. The screw conveyor rotates around a vertical axis and relays a more or less horizontally free-flowing stream of bulk material to a sandwiched-bel... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5160012 | Crane system with continual conveyor system for moving discrete items of freight One or a plurality of circular conveyors are arranged at the transition points between vertical and horizontal conveyor sections in a continually operating conveyor system for moving items of freight, in particular sacks, cases, bundles, or the like. The ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4790424 | Conveying systems A carousel conveyor system for transporting articles, including a first conveyor for directing articles in a general horizontal direction, a set carousel conveyor carrier having a first section for elevating an article from the first conveyor and a second... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4759434 | Drive mechanism for a conveyor A drive mechanism for a conveyor system. A pair of conveyors are located in parallel spaced relation and each conveyor includes a drive pulley with the drive pulleys being axially aligned. A transfer conveyor consisting of a plurality of parallel drive ro... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4756659 | Automated load and unload highway trailer An automated load and unload highway trailer is provided and consists of a conveyor assembly split into two sections driven by a reversible motor to facilitate loading and unloading of a shipment of articles to and from the superstructure of the trailer.... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4526537 | Apparatus for heat treatment of material in pieces at high temperature The invention relates to apparatus for heat treatment of material in pieces at high temperature, especially for firing ceramic material. In this apparatus supports in the form of elongated support elements are provided on carrier elements rotatable about ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4502590 | Conveyor apparatus Conveyor apparatus in which there is a first conveyor for transporting material in one direction and a second conveyor for transporting material in a different direction. Between the respective conveyors there is a rotatable deflector dish having a concav... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4496110 | Double-sided textile machine A double-sided textile machine, includes a plurality of spool assemblies for producing cross wound bobbins, a spool collecting station at an end of the machine, a first spool transport belt disposed at one side of the machine for receiving cross wound bob... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4457422 | Elevator conveyor A conveyor for moving articles, typically cartons from one elevation to another in a continuous path by means of tensioned squeeze belts. The conveyor may lift or lower articles and cooperates with infeed and outtake conveyors as part of a conveying syste... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4380286 | Conveyor system for bar-shaped articles, particularly cigarettes A conveyor system for bar-shaped articles, particularly cigarettes, in which said articles are conveyed in bulk from a channel disposed at a lower level to a channel disposed at an upper level by way of a channel comprising a first substantially U-shaped ... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4300673 | Apparatus for transferring material between conveyors Apparatus facilitates the transfer of material from the discharge zone of one mine conveyor onto another conveyor extending perpendicularly to the first conveyor. The transfer apparatus can take the form of a rotatably driven disc disposed beneath the ele... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4270650 | Process and apparatus for the aligning of fish A process and an apparatus are proposed for the aligning of fish, especially those to be reckoned as belonging to the gadidae species, in respect of the position of their planes of symmetry. Beheaded fish are cyclically loaded on a feeding device of a pai... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4266651 | Transport device Apparatus for moving containers such as bottles to and from a position in which each container is fixed, at least during a predetermined interval of time. The apparatus comprises a feed screw and a discharge screw separated from one another to define a st... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4183472 | Combination hay-grain feeder device A bale and grain feeder device includes an elongate conveyor and table structure which is mounted on the mixer-grinder vehicle chassis. The conveyor and table structure may be positioned to discharge slabs of hay and loose grain into the hammer mill of th... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4172516 | Crop discharge conveyor assembly A crop conveyor assembly having regularly spaced flights and discharge means to minimize bruising is disclosed. A crop conveyor having a feed section and a discharge end is equipped with regularly spaced flights wherein said flights have upright, regularl... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4066164 | Feeding mechanism for granular material Apparatus for discharging granular material from a bulk container tapering at its bottom, including a conveyor and a discharge chamber at the bottom of the bulk container. The discharge chamber includes an impeller rotated by a vertical shaft extending th... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4044837 | Cleaner for root crop harvester conveyor A conveyor cleaning mechanism is provided for a root crop harvester utilizing an annular root elevating conveyor. Rotatable stripper wheels project between circular rib members which comprise the root elevating conveyor and eject roots, rocks, mud and for... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4043445 | Centrifugal rotary transfer apparatus A centrifugal rotary loader apparatus for a multiple tray conveyor includes a plurality of similar spirally-shaped, conical supporting surfaces, each having a radially extending pickup vane. Each supporting surface includes an inner loading cone angle of 30° ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4039070 | Diverting conveyor system A conveyor system comprising an endless belt for carrying articles past a series of transfer stations along the length of the belt. A plurality of longitudinally spaced rotatably mounted rollers are provided beneath the belt at each transfer station and a... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4029194 | Automatic indexing and transferring apparatus A combined transfer table and article indexing apparatus comprises means for receiving and separating articles from an infeed conveyor and means for transferring the separated articles to an outfeed conveyor, in synchronous relation to movement of the out... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3990567 | Ship unloading apparatus This invention relates to an apparatus for continuous unloading of dry loose particulate material from especially ships. The apparatus provides continuous conveyance of paticulate materials through an entirely closed system whereby air pollution, spillage... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3985305 | Silage unloader A silage unloader is disclosed for use in cutting silage from silage stored in a silage trench or the like. The unloader comprises a frame means which is adapted to be connected to the three-point hitch of a tractor or the like. A vertically disposed boom... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3981956 | Continuous automated plastic molding method Disclosed is a method for continuously molding plastic parts. Basically, the method can be practiced with apparatus which comprises a pair of spaced, rotatable, indexable trunnion transfer units or wheels having a plurality of cradles thereon for receivin... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3964435 | Apparatus for coating elongated objects of small diameter Apparatus for conveying elongated objects of small diameter. After an object is coated with a protective coating, a first conveyor flight having a generally V-shaped groove receives the leading end of the object. A second conveyor flight has a generally U... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3952858 | Collector and loading apparatus for auger spoil Apparatus for collecting and loading auger spoil comprising a spinning plate having a central opening co-axial with an auger hole, power means for rotating said spinning plate; a fixed circular wall structure spaced from the periphery of the spinning plat... | 04/27/1976 |
