Back to results
US 2012/0055280 A1Published application
Method and apparatus to improve reel feeder efficiency
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsW. Royce Taylor, IV, Ryan J. Koller
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In one aspect, a device includes a first portion having a length substantially the same as a length of a gap of a slot of a free link of a reel feeder. The device is configured to be placed in the gap to limit movement of a take-up arm along the slot. In another aspect, a method includes placing a device in a gap of a slot of a free link of a reel feeder to limit movement of a take-up arm along the slot.
Claims17
A device comprising:
- a first portion having a length substantially the same as a length of a gap of a slot of a free link of a reel feeder,
- wherein the device is configured to be placed in the gap to limit movement of a take-up arm along the slot.
The device of claim 8 wherein a color of the device corresponds to the length of the device.
A method, comprising:
- placing a device in a gap of a slot of a free link of a reel feeder to limit movement of a take-up arm along the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.