Pallet for drying ceramic cards
AssigneeAluminum Company of America
InventorDavid E. Hochbein
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Abstract
A pallet for use in drying ceramic cards that have product sites thereon, including a body having a plurality of openings therein defined by a series of highways, whereby the openings have the general shape of the product sites; at least one skirt extending perpendicularly from the body contains an open slot or recess located adjacent the front of the body; at least one skirt extending perpendicularly from the body contains an open, rearward facing, elongated slot adjacent the rear end of the body; a series of clusters of holes are provided along the perimeter of the body.
Claims1
A device for use in drying ceramic cards that have product sites thereon, comprising:
- a pallet having a body with a front portion and a rear portion, said body having a plurality of openings therein defined by a series of highways, whereby said openings have the general shape of said product sites;
- said pallet further having at least one skirt extending perpendicularly from said body which defines a recess, whereby such recess is located adjacent to said front portion of said body;
- said pallet further having at least one skirt extending perpendicularly from said body which defines an elongated slot, whereby said elongated slot is adjacent to said rear portion of said body;
- a rear rod which is inserted into said elongated slot;
- a front rod having indentation which is placed in said recess and placing at least one clip over said front rod adjacent to said indentation to laterally retain said pallet;
- said front rod and said rear rod being suitable connected to conveying means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.