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Class 406/111 - Captive carrier


Subclass of Class 406 - Conveyors: fluid current
Definition: Subject matter wherein the load article is a carrier* which
No. of patents: 30
Last issue date: 03/11/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7341406Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
03/11/2008
7320562Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
01/22/2008
7318690Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
01/15/2008
7316526Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
01/08/2008
7314339Pneumatic tube system terminal
A pneumatic carrier transport system includes a user terminal. A piston of a rodless cylinder can be used to telescopically move a blocking cylinder. The blocking cylinder is vertically displaced to an open position to permit manual access to a carrier received at t...
01/01/2008
7314337Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
01/01/2008
7314338Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
01/01/2008
7311472Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
12/25/2007
7311471Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
12/25/2007
7311475Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
12/25/2007
7311473Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
12/25/2007
7309192Pneumatic transport tube system
A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in...
12/18/2007
7241081Pneumatic carrier
A fluid-tight carrier (10) is disclosed which has main latches (34 and 36). Each main latch has a safety latch (70) which secures the main latches within the latched position until an operator deflects the safety latch (70) away fr...
07/10/2007
7220082Pneumatic tube system terminal and method
A pneumatic transport system including a user terminal at a service provider station having a movable member operably connected with a flexible drive member. The drive member moves within at least one side rail to vertically displace the movable member to permit acc...
05/22/2007
7140810Pneumatic tube system terminal and method
A pneumatic transport system including a user terminal at a service provider station having a movable member operably connected with a flexible drive member. The drive member moves within at least one side rail to vertically displace the movable member to permit acc...
11/28/2006
7097391Pneumatic carrier
A fluid-tight carrier (10) is disclosed which has main latches (34 and 36). Each main latch has a safety latch (70) which secures the main latches within the latched position until an operator deflects the safety latch (70) away fr...
08/29/2006
6971822Device for distributing and receiving articles in the form of sheets of paper, particularly banknotes, documents and the like
An apparatus for the delivery and acception of articles made of a sheet-like material, particularly banknotes, documents, and the like, includes a carrier for the articles which can be conveyed in a tube by means of a flowing gas. The carrier includes two elements m...
12/06/2005
6146057Pneumatic transfer apparatus
A pneumatic transfer apparatus (10) includes a service provider terminal (22) and a customer terminal (24). A carrier (32) is moved through a transfer conduit (26) between the customer and service provider terminals by a differential pressure generating m...
11/14/2000
5518545Apparatus for conveying discrete parts
An apparatus for conveying discrete parts between first and second locations. The conveying apparatus has a receptacle for at least one part. Structure is provided for guiding movement of the part receptacle between the first and second locations. Structu...
05/21/1996
5368417Captive carrier for a transport tube system
A captive carrier for a heavy payload system having end caps rigidly connected thereto. Each end cap has a sliding cover mounted in an outer most surface thereof, Restraining means on the cover restrain the cover from motion in response to the captive car...
11/29/1994
5304017Pneumatic transmission system
A pneumatic transmission system has a customer terminal, a teller terminal and a transmission tube connecting the terminals. A pair of blowers are disposed in the transmission tube. Each terminal has a slide gate which is operable to close the transmissio...
04/19/1994
5131792Pneumatic tube system
A pneumatic tube system comprising: a pair of terminals; an overhead cylindrical tube connecting the terminals; a captive carrier for passage through the tube, the carrier having an internal cavity for carrying articles and removable caps at the distal en...
07/21/1992
5092714Pneumatic cash transfer systems and canisters for use therein
A pneumatic cash transfer system for use in banks and building societies to link a cashier station (1) to a remote teller assist unit (3) and a cash deposit box (4) in a separate secure area (5) comprises an air tube (6) extending between a tube terminal ...
03/03/1992
4792263Carrier for large capacity single overhead pneumatic tube system
A single overhead pneumatic tube system employs a large rectangular tube, a pair of overhead mounted blowers and a large rectangular captive carrier having a pair of oppositely disposed sliding covers which are locked in position when the carrier is passi...
12/20/1988
4715750Large capacity single overhead pneumatic tube system
A single overhead pneumatic tube system employs a large rectangular tube, a pair of overhead mounted blowers and a large rectangular captive carrier having a pair of oppositely disposed sliding closures. The carrier is transported between two terminals, o...
12/29/1987
4620577Enclosed material shuttle system
A fluid substance is transferred in a shuttle (1) by means of a pressure difference in a tube, between a filling station and an emptying station, the end of the shuttle having an opening (8) covered by a closing member (9) which can be opened resiliently ...
11/04/1986
4583884Transport apparatus for flat articles
In a transport apparatus, a plurality of flat bodies are respectively aligned uprightly and juxtaposed laterally to form a block of the flat bodies, the block is loaded in a movable capsule, and the capsule is transported under the application of air flow...
04/22/1986
4512688Pneumatic tube system with carrier
A pneumatic tube system utilizes a carrier having at least one unlatched door which is biased to a normally open position but held closed by the conduit of the system. Access stations are associated with the conduit and permit the carrier doors to assume ...
04/23/1985
4465410Pneumatically-propelled carrier system
A pneumatically-propelled carrier system including a pneumatic system tube of generally circular cross section interconnecting a first terminal constructed to permit the carrier to be removed, that is, a "free carrier" terminal, and a second terminal cons...
08/14/1984
4457423Conveyor system
A conveyor system is designed for moving loads along a curved path and takes the form of a guide pipe having within it a piston-like driver which may be shuttled from one end to the other thereof by forcing driving fluid, as for example water and oil, int...
07/03/1984
 
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