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Motorized Ice Cream Cone

A Receptacle for supporting, rotating and sculpting a portion of ice cream or similarly malleable food while it is being consumed.

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Class 414/930 - Manual step utilized


Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: A collection of art in which at least one operation utilized
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 11/06/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7290777Cart for loading, transporting and storing an imaging media cartridge
A transportable device, such as a cart, for transporting and elevating an imaging media cartridge into a press printer may include a base platform, first and second elevation members disposed thereon, a panel disposed between the first and second elevation members, ...
11/06/2007
5116191Method and article for stacking boxes on a pallet board
Provided is (i) a method for reinforcing pallet board loads having internal ventilation channels and (ii) a pallet board brace useful in such method. The method comprises: (a) stacking each tier of the pallet board load in a preselected configuration such...
05/26/1992
5024577Paper arranging system
A paper arranging system for re-loading or re-stacking a bundle of paper sheets from a paper feed rack to a paper arranging device has a bridge plate interposed between the paper feed rack and the paper arranging device so as to bridge the space defined b...
06/18/1991
4964781Apparatus for sorting, stacking and conveying plate workpieces
An arrangement for conveying and stacking final products created by subdivision of a succession of plate blanks into a plurality of such products comprises an input conveyor for supplying the products in a longitudinal transport direction at a predetermin...
10/23/1990
4828040Side unloading automatic sod harvesting apparatus
A mobile automatic sod harvesting apparatus of the type which severs a sod strip from the ground parallel to the direction of travel, cuts the strips into sod pads of predetermined length and conveys the sod pads rearwardly toward a sod stacking and unloa...
05/09/1989
4653168Method and apparatus for taking up a board road
The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for taking up a board road the bottom layer of boards of which have been laid with their major axes transversely of the road and the top layer of boards of which are nailed to the bottom layer w...
03/31/1987
4603542Booklet criss-cross stacking fixture
A receiving cradle for the pre-packaging of items (e.g., stamp booklets) to be oriented in and then dispensed from a criss-cross stack. Initially, pairs of rubber bands are placed on the fixture in a preferred sequence, followed by the loading of alternat...
08/05/1986
4466764Apparatus for separating and lifting units from a stack
Apparatus is provided for separating and lifting units, such as insulated glass window or door units, one at a time from a stack of units. The apparatus comprises a frame which supports a movably mounted suction platen for vacuum engagement with an upward...
08/21/1984
4462736Paper batch selector
A manually operated system for dividing a stack of paper sheets successively into equal batches includes a bladed hub slidably and rotatably supported on a base by an upright shaft in position for the blades, which are somewhat sharp and are successively ...
07/31/1984
4441844Portable panel separation device
A portable separating device which can be taken from stack to stack. At a desired stack, it is placed onto and supported by the top of the stack. It has opposed, vertically staggered, stack-engaging pads so located that one engages an edges of the top pan...
04/10/1984
4388032Lifting and stowage system
A lifting and stowage system for lifting and stowing containers within a ited magazine area. The system provides a sway bracing feature during lifting which also functions as a stowage member when completely assembled. The system also includes a pair of ...
06/14/1983
4384814Apparatus for stacking lumber
A push-on type lumber stacker utilizes a pivotal conveyor for receiving boards from a bulk supply and discharging complete courses of boards onto a lumber stack. The discharge end of the conveyor pivots upwardly in correspondence with the increasing heigh...
05/24/1983
4316694Wide-mouth article unloading
An unloader for removing hollow articles packed for shipment in nested layers is disclosed. The unloader includes retainer elements configured to engage interior surfaces of the hollow articles. Retentive forces arising from engagement of surfaces of the ...
02/23/1982
4311425Stacking of materials
A stacking assemblage fed from a conveyor which transports materials to a staging area. The materials are formed into a tier on a movable platen of the assemblage in accordance with a prescribed pattern. The platen can be raised or lowered to a desired le...
01/19/1982
4310274Lumber stacker and method
A push-on type lumber stacker utilizes a pivoted conveyor for discharging the boards onto the stack and which starting from the outfeed conveyor level pivots upwardly in correspondence with the increasing height of the stack. The pivoted conveyor at its d...
01/12/1982
4295772Hay bale stacker
A tiltable device for forming weather-proof stacks of hay bales which in the preferred embodiment contains thirty bales per stack comprising a tiltable bed of generally "L" shaped cross-section carried on an axle and adapted to be towed behind a hay baler...
10/20/1981
4268201Unitizing system for produce cartons and the like
A carton supporting platform mounted on a vehicle for rotative movement about a vertically extending axis. Rigid side walls are provided on two opposite sides of the platform and are movable between an upright position and an outwardly diverging retracted...
05/19/1981
4220431Apparatus for in field unitizing of containers
A carton stacking guide assembly for guiding the stacking of cartons in tiers, such as on pallets, includes elongated hinge bars extending parallel along opposite sides of a support platform, such as the load supporting platform of a cargo vehicle, with d...
09/02/1980
4111312Transport vehicles
A wheeled transport vehicle of the kind disclosed in my prior application Ser. No. 553,163 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,005,784, is provided with at least one laterally adjustable barrier member which forms a side or end of an interior space within which successiv...
09/05/1978
4073388Semi-automatic lifting system
A semi-automatic lifting device for operation by a single operator for complete control over the operation of raising pallets loaded with cases of empty bottles and the like. At least one work station is provided, but preferably two such stations with the...
02/14/1978
4068765Stacking of materials
A stacking assemblage fed from a conveyor which transports materials to a staging area. The materials are formed into a tier on a movable platen of the assemblage in accordance with a prescribed pattern. The platen can be raised or lowered to a desired le...
01/17/1978
4067455Stacking plant and method
A stacking plant and method for stacking elongated bodies such as timber bodies in layers situated one above the other wherein all of the bodies of all of the layers are substantially parallel to each other with adjoining layers being separated by at leas...
01/10/1978
4054211Lumber stacking apparatus and method
A push-on type lumber stacker is operated such that each layer of boards is formed directly upon the package of stacked lumber. A plurality of rotary driven cam discs aligned transverse to the longitudinal axes of the boards push individual boards onto th...
10/18/1977
3996667Paper sheet counter and separator
A rigid base with an integral post projecting thereabove between its ends has a tubular slideway formed through the post and the bottom of the base. A cylindrical slide is reciprocable in the slideway and has a picker finger secured to its bottom with opp...
12/14/1976
 
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