System for supporting hollow cylinders
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorEugene A. Swain
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Abstract
Apparatus and processes for supporting hollow cylinders including a cantilevered arm having a supported end and an unsupported free end and a plurality of rotatable wheels arranged concentrically around the outer periphery of and supported by the arm, the wheels being adapted to receive and support the interior of at least one hollow cylinder. This apparatus may be employed in a process for treating at least one hollow cylinder.
Claims13
Apparatus for supporting hollow cylinders comprising a cantilevered arm having a supported end and an unsupported free end and a plurality of independently rotatable wheels having centers intersecting the outer periphery of an imaginary sleeve coaxial with the longitudinal axis of said arm, said wheels being rotatable around and supported by axles extending through the center of said wheels, said axles being supported by said arm, each of said axles being transverse to said longitudinal axis of said arm and tangent to said outer periphery of said imaginary sleeve, said wheels having an outer periphery adapted to receive, contact and support the interior of at least one hollow cylinder, said wheels having an outer periphery adapted to provide the sole contact with the interior of at least one hollow cylinder and said wheels providing the sole support of said at least one hollow cylinder.
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