Slack separation apparatus and method
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United States of America
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Mar 11, 2025
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Apr 6, 2023
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Feb 18, 2021
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Feb 18, 2021
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Abstract
There are provided hoppers for separating slack from a mixture of product and slack, and systems and method using such hoppers. Each hopper comprises: an internal gate configured to prevent the passage of product therethrough, but to allow the passage of slack therethrough; and, an external gate configured to prevent the passage of product and the passage of slack therethrough; the internal gate and the external gate being moveable between respective open and closed positions; the hopper configured such that: when the internal gate and external gate are in their respective closed positions and the mixture is introduced into the hopper, product is retained by the internal gate whilst slack passes through the internal gate and is retained by the external gate; and, when the external gate and internal gate are each in their respective open positions, product may exit the hopper along a first path.
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- 2021 Application Filing Year
- B07B Class
- 123 Applications Filed
- 71 Patents Issued To-Date
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