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US 5,203,236 AGranted
Lid starting apparatus and method
OwnerScott M. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A lid starter (20) is disclosed having a pair of belts (24, 26) to enclose respectively a lid (34) and a container (22) for starting an overtightened lid from the container. A first end of the lid belt is spring (66) biased to cooperate with a motor (76) coupled to pull the belt second end in applying torque to the lid. Rotatable arms (40, 124, 126) facilitate receiving the lid and container within the belts.
Claims18
Apparatus for starting a lid from a container, comprising:
- a base member;
- a lid belt arranged in a loop to receive said lid;
- a resistive biasing member coupled between said base member and a first end of said lid belt and arranged to apply a resistive biasing force to said first end;
- a pulling mechanism coupled between said housing and the second end of said lid belt to apply a pulling force thereto having a magnitude greater than said resistive biasing force;
- and
- a container belt coupled to said base member and arranged about said container for rotational restraint thereof relative to said base member.
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A method for starting a lid from a container, comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member;
- arranging a lid belt in a loop to receive said lid;
- coupling a resistive biasing member between said base member and a first end of said lid belt to apply a resistive biasing force thereto;
- coupling a pulling mechanism between said base member and the second end of said lid belt to apply a pulling force thereto having a magnitude greater than said resistive biasing force;
- and
- coupling a container belt from said base member about said container for rotational restraint thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.