.~.~ Conveying element of power-driven conveyor section manipulated to effect load discharge
DEFINITION
Classification: 198/529
(under subclass 525) Apparatus wherein the flow-affecting means comprises structure whereby an element of a power-driven section is so engaged and/or moved (e.g., opened, tilted, etc.) as to initiate removal of the section's load.
(1) Note. In the case of a power-driven section of the bucket type, which type of section appears frequently in this subclass, the structure usually is of one or the other of two kinds; (1) the bucket is movably mounted with respect to its carrier and a member is provided to cause movement of the bucket (or a guiding/restraining member is terminated to permit movement of the bucket by gravity), relative to the
carrier, into a dumping attitude, or (2) one or more portions of the bucket are movable with respect to the remainder thereof to throw open the load-confining region of the bucket. On the other hand, the mere passage of a bucket around a sprocket into an inverted, load-discharging attitude is not sufficient for this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
525, for flow-affecting means under this heading which may involve a means to effect the removal of a load from a conveying element of a power-driven section, but which removal-affecting means does not manipulate the conveying element.
