US PATENT SUBCLASS 198 / 612
.~.~.~.~ With load engaging element carried by the rotating section

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198 /   HD   CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN

570  DF  CONVEYING SYSTEM HAVING PLURAL POWER-DRIVEN CONVEYING SECTIONS {18}
602  DF  .~ Forming a single conveying path {6}
610  DF  .~.~ Diverse sections {1}
611  DF  .~.~.~ Having a rotating section {2}
612.~.~.~.~ With load engaging element carried by the rotating section {1}
613  DF  .~.~.~.~.~> Element retractable to disengage from load

DEFINITION

Classification: 198/612

(under subclass 611) Apparatus wherein said spinning body has mounted on its periphery a distinct means, such as a blade, bucket, spike, or pocket, which positively engages the load to ensure its movement along the conveying path.

(1) Note. Included here is a conveying system comprising (a) a rotating member, such as a disk, having buckets spaced about its periphery, and (b) an endless belt also having buckets spaced apart thereon.