US PATENT SUBCLASS 163 / 4
.~ Rotary blank carrier
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 163/4
Needle-making machines having sets of grippers radially arranged on a circular carrier which has a step-by-step rotation to bring the needle-blanks into position to be operated upon by the various shaping devices. In some cases a plurality of carriers is shown, together with means for transferring the blank from one carrier to another.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
221, Article Dispensing,
217+, for article dispensers, not otherwise classified, which have endless belt or rotary mounted gripper-type discharge assistants, subclasses 224+ for article dispensers having manipulating means subsequent to discharge from a source of supply, and subclasses 239 and 294 for article dispensers feeding to clamp or holddown means. See the class definition of Class 221 for a statement of the line between the classes and for the disposition of other similar disclosures.
470, Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus,
129, for similar carriers.
