Appeal No. 2004-0193 Page 9
Application No. 09/165,272
15. A article transporting and escapement device comprising:
at least two substantially parallel guide members extending along a
conveying path of an article wherein each said guide member is adapted to be
received through an aperture of the article; and
at least one escapement assembly comprising at least two guide member
supports for selectively engaging said guide members at spaced locations along
said guide members, at least one of said supports being engaged with each said
guide member at any given time, wherein each of said guide member supports
includes a pair of gripping arms simultaneously engaging opposite sides of said
guide members.
16. An escapement assembly for use in a device for transporting articles
having apertures defined therethrough along a guide member over an extended
length, wherein the guide member is received through at least one of the
apertures of the article, comprising:
at least three guide member supports for selectively engaging the guide
member at spaced locations along said extended length of guide member, at
least one of said supports being engaged with and supporting the guide member
at any given time.
33. A method of conveying a workpiece along a conveying path comprising
the steps of
a) positioning a workpiece on at least one internal guide member, wherein
the guide member is received within an aperture of the workpiece;
b) conveying the workpiece along the guide member along the conveying
path;
c) selectively engaging the guide member at spaced locations along the
conveying path by at least three guide member supports, wherein at least one
guide member support is engaging and supporting the guide member at any
given time.
Riccardo's invention relates to an automatic device for supplying reels of
wrapping material to a utilizer machine. As shown in Figures 1-2, the automatic device
1 is provided a magazine 4, disposed in a position adjacent to the utilizer machine 3, for
a plurality of reserve reels 2, and a reel carrier for transferring the individual reels to the
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