.~.~.~ Abutment interposed in path of free fall or flight of product
DEFINITION
Classification: 83/166
(under subclass 162) Means comprising an obstacle so placed as to be struck by a product piece as the latter travels through space while unsupported against the force of gravity.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
165, for devices in which the abutment is an inclined chute, plane or conduit.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven,
599, for a guide that deflects a load after it moves off a conveyor.