Back to results
US 5,622,291 AGranted
Material transfer apparatus with extensible conduit
AssigneeMatcon Limited
InventorIvan Semenenko
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
There is provided apparatus for transferring material from one container to another, comprising an extensible conduit, a mechanism to extend the conduit, and respective mechanism to open and close an inlet and outlet of the conduit, the arrangement being such that in use the conduit is extended for transfer of material, and the inlet and outlet are opened sequentially to pass material to the conduit from the owe container and then from the conduit to another container.
Claims20
Apparatus for transferring material from one container to another, comprising:
- an extensible conduit;
- extension means mounted on a mounting portion of the apparatus to extend the conduit, said extension means including a pulley block, and an actuator for moving sheaves of the block towards and away from each other for adjusting positions of the conduit outlet and the outlet valve respective flexible connectors;
- first flow control means, including an inlet valve disposed at an inlet of the conduit, to open and close the inlet;
- and
- second flow control means, including an outlet valve disposed at an outlet of the conduit, to open and close the outlet;
- the apparatus being such that the inlet valve is operated to pass material to the conduit from the one container, the conduit is extended, and then the outlet valve is operated to pass material from the conduit to the another container.
3 more elements
Apparatus for transferring material from one container to another, comprising:
- an extensible conduit;
- extension means mounted on a mounting portion of the apparatus to extend the conduit;
- first flow control means, including an inlet valve disposed at an inlet of the conduit, to open and close the inlet;
- and
- second flow control means, including an outlet valve disposed at an outlet of the conduits, to open and close the outlet, said second flow control means including means to maintain the outlet valve at desired position and to raise the conduit from the outlet valve to open a discharge opening therebetween;
- the apparatus being such that the inlet valve is operated to pass material to the conduit from the one container, the conduit is extended, and then the outlet valve is operated to pass material from the conduit to the another container.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.