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US 11,305,947 B1Granted
Pass-through conveyance system and method
OwnerMatthew Bryon Singletoninventor
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Abstract
A pass-through conveyance system and method includes a main assembly comprising at least a platform that is translatable along a radius and movable between two separate environments, an opening between the two separate environments and at least one opening sealing member. The platform is adapted to receive an object; e.g, article, container or package, loaded thereon from a first environment by manual or mechanical ways and translate the object through an opening to a second environment.
Claims12
A pass-through conveyance system comprising:
- a platform configured to receive an object placed thereon, the platform movable from least a first position within one of two environmentally separated spaces and a second position within another of the two environmentally separated spaces;
- a curved rail sub-assembly connected to the platform;
- a cabinet sub-assembly configured to support and guide the movable platform in an arcing motion;
- a door member attachable to the rail assembly configured to open and close and thereby form pass-through access between the two environmentally separated spaces.
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A method of transferring an object from a first space to a second space comprising the steps of:
- providing a platform configured to receive an object placed thereon, the platform movable from least a first position within one of two environmentally separated spaces and a second position within another of the two environmentally separated spaces;
- providing a curved rail sub-assembly connected to the platform;
- providing a cabinet sub-assembly configured to support and guide the movable platform in an arcing motion;
- placing an object on the platform in the first position;
- sliding the rail sub-assembly and platform in an arcing motion to the second position;
- depositing the object on a tiltable surface;
- sliding the object onto a conveyance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.