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Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Haig ; At a tank demonstration, 1916
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225914 | Transfer apparatus for transferring body side of automotive vehicle and transfer method thereof A transfer apparatus for transferring a body side of an automotive vehicle which is supported so that a front-to-rear direction of the body side coincides with a transfer direction, includes a hanger having a plurality of support members for supporting a side sill l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7179216 | Catch hook for a folding box gluing machine An apparatus in a folding box gluing machine has a catch hook mounted such that it can rotate about an axis in order to initiate a leading fold in a product. The apparatus further has a restoring device for the catch hook. The restoring device has at least one elast... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6575289 | Apparatus and method for feeding spout-equipped bags to bag filling and packaging machine A spout-equipped bag feed apparatus allows an increased number of spout-equipped bags to be stored. A plurality of conveyor rails are attached to a conveying device at a predetermined space and carried along an endless track. Each conveyor rail is capable... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6533126 | Produce sizing transport mechanism A produce sizing transport mechanism includes an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of downwardly depending produce retaining members which define an elongated produce retaining zone below at least one portion of the endless conveyor. At least part of ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5611422 | Materials carrying apparatus A materials carrying apparatus and method is provided. The apparatus includes a frame. A first carrier is supported within the frame for carrying materials thereon. The first carrier is located in an access position for access to and use of the materials ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5303815 | Conveyor rack system A conveyor has an overhead conveyor rail with a horizontal portion and an angled portion. A receptacle is carried by supports below the rail with the receptacle positioned transversely to the rail. A two-piece rack hanger has an upper part with an upper a... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5240103 | Work conveying system for use in car body assembling line A work conveying system used for conveying works such as side body panels in a car body assembling line. The system comprises hanger units, routes for conveying the hanger units which hold works to be carried, and opening-and-closing mechanisms. The hange... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5226525 | Conveyor rack system A conveyor has an overhead conveyor rail with a horizontal portion and an angled portion. A receptacle is carried by supports below the rail with the receptacle positioned transversely to the rail. A two-piece rack hanger has an upper part with an upper a... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5007522 | Apparatus for transporting packaging material to a packaging machine The feeding of web-shaped wound packaging material (reels) and/or prefabricated blanks to high-performance packaging machines has hitherto required considerable manual involvement. Above all, the sometimes considerable dead weight of the packaging materia... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5000309 | Conveyor A conveyor has hangers with article-carrying racks which automatically turn transversely to the direction of movement when the hangers are below angled portions of the conveyor. The conveyor is of the overhead monorail type which moves hangers along a pre... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4969550 | Device for supplying textile tubes for a textile machine A device for supplying textile tubes to the supply cells of a horizontal, trough supply tank situated over the winding units of a textile machine, especially, an open-end spinning machine. The device is mounted on a movable, endless traction carriage and ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4875570 | Apparatus for transferring a lithographic plate Apparatus for transferring a lithographic plate (S) from a horizontal conveyor (10) to an overhead conveyor (14) comprises has an elevator (19) in the form of a pair of endless chains (20) travelling around an endless vertical path. The chains (20) carry ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4801001 | Blow molding apparatus A reheat blow molding machine has an improved article handling system that carries heated preforms by a carriage assembly from an oven to a roller chain conveyor which moves them to a blow mold from when the blown product is moved to an eject station. The... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4605213 | Apparatus for continuous handling of folded paper products The folded items (9) arriving from a folding apparatus (1) are grasped on the leading folded spine (10) by forward grippers (12) on an opening cylinder (8). Then the overhang (11) of each item is grasped by rearward grippers (13). Because of centrifugal f... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4605212 | Device on a folding gripper cylinder to accept folded products For accepting folded products (5) and transporting them further, a revolving belt or chain system (7) on which drivers (8) are provided is used following the transfer point between a folding blade cylinder (1) and a folding gripper cylinder (2). After the... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4478328 | Automatic hide processing apparatus An apparatus for loading cattlehides and like materials automatically onto carrier bars.... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4346799 | Conveyor system with part transfer device A conveyor system having an intermediate roller conveyor section which is shiftable as a unit between an upper operative position and a lower inoperative position. An overhead conveyor extends transversely relative to the intermediate roller conveyor sect... | 08/31/1982 |