Animal water feeding bottle cap handling system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67B-003/20
B67B-003/00
B67B-007/18
B67B-007/00
출원번호
US-0960412
(2004-10-06)
등록번호
US-7387049
(2008-06-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Ver Hage,Richard P.
Ver Hage,Glenn
출원인 / 주소
Ver Hage,Richard P.
Ver Hage,Glenn
대리인 / 주소
Quast,W. Patrick
인용정보
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3인용 특허 :
8
초록▼
An economical system and method for eliminating manual operations in smaller scale animal feeding water bottle management is provided. A hand held cap removal tool captures the perimeter of the water bottle cap for automatic capping or decapping. Provisions for suspending the tool for convenient uni
An economical system and method for eliminating manual operations in smaller scale animal feeding water bottle management is provided. A hand held cap removal tool captures the perimeter of the water bottle cap for automatic capping or decapping. Provisions for suspending the tool for convenient universal motion over a work area are described. The cap removal tool accommodates straight and angled water delivery tubes and most popular water bottle cap sizes.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A power tool for handling a bottle cap, utilized for an animal water feeding bottle, comprising: (a) a straight tube having an interior area; (b) a gripper head being affixed at a first end of said straight tube, said gripper head comprising a confluent, substantially hollow
What is claimed is: 1. A power tool for handling a bottle cap, utilized for an animal water feeding bottle, comprising: (a) a straight tube having an interior area; (b) a gripper head being affixed at a first end of said straight tube, said gripper head comprising a confluent, substantially hollow upper and lower section, said upper section having an aperture at a center area of said upper section, said aperture being connected to said first end of said straight tube, said aperture being confluent with said straight tube's interior area, said upper section extending radially outward from said center area aperture, said lower section being a gripper ring perpendicularly attached to an outer edge of said radially outwardly extending upper section at an outer edge of said gripper ring; (c) said gripper ring having an interior surface, said interior surface adapted to engage an exterior surface of said bottle cap to be handled by said gripper ring; (d) a first annular groove at said point of attachment of said gripper ring to said outer edge; (e) an O ring, said O ring having a slightly smaller diameter than a diameter of said bottle cap, so that when said O ring is placed within said first annular groove said O ring acts as a spacer between said gripper head upper section and said gripper ring to minimize a tendency of said gripper ring to grasp said bottle cap by said gripper head during bottle cap removal procedures; (f) a source of power; and (g) means for connecting a second end of said straight tube to said source of power, said source of power having means for rotating said straight tube in a first direction or in a second direction in accordance with the intentions of an operator, so that when said straight tube is connected to said power source connecting means, and when said power source connecting means is connected to said source of power, and when said gripper ring is secured over said matching bottle cap by said operator, activating said power source in a first direction by said operator secures said bottle cap to said bottle when said bottle cap is positioned on top of screw threads on said bottle, and activating said power source in a second direction by said operator removes said bottle cap from said bottle when said bottle cap is secured to said screw threads on said bottle. 2. The power tool according to claim 1 wherein said upper section of said gripper head is in the shape of a cone with said aperture positioned at the apex of said cone, and with an outer edge of the base of said cone being affixed to said gripper ring. 3. The power tool according to claim 1, further comprising a confluent slot in at least one of said straight tube and said gripper head, said slot extending through a peripheral edge of said gripper ring and said upper portion of said gripper head and continuing a spaced distance along a length of said straight tube, said spaced distance being of sufficient extent so as to accommodate angled water dispensing tubes of maximum anticipated lengths. 4. The power tool according to claim 1 wherein said means for connecting said second end of said straight tube to said source of power is a hex bar affixed to said second end of said straight tube. 5. The power tool according to claim 1 wherein said interior surface of said gripper ring has a first area adjacent to a point of attachment of said gripper ring to said upper section, and a second area adjacent to an open end of said gripper ring, said interior surface being tapered from said first area to said second area so as to create a slightly larger opening of said gripper ring at said second area in relation to said first area. 6. The power tool according to claim 1, further comprising a gripper ring having two or more interior surfaces adapted to match respective exterior surfaces of two or more different sets of said bottle cap matching exterior surfaces, each one of said gripper ring interior surfaces matching a different diameter set of said bottle cap exterior surfaces, said two or more sets of said gripper ring interior surfaces being positioned one above another, from smaller to larger diameter sets of said gripper ring interior surfaces, with the smallest diameter set of said gripper ring interior surfaces being positioned adjacent a point of attachment of said gripper ring to said upper section. 7. The power tool according to claim 1, further comprising an O ring having a slightly smaller inside diameter then an outside diameter of said bottle cap, so that when said O ring is placed within said first annular groove at said point of attachment of said gripper ring to said upper section, and when said gripper ring is secured to said bottle cap, said O ring is deformed between said annular groove and a peripheral edge of said bottle cap, thereby temporarily causing said bottle cap to be grasped by said gripper head. 8. The power tool according to claim 1, further comprising a second O ring, said second O ring having an inside diameter sufficient to fit over said external side of said bottle cap, said gripper ring having a second annular groove a spaced distance below a point of attachment of said gripper ring to said upper section, so that when said second O ring is placed within said second annular groove, and when said gripper ring is secured to said bottle cap, said bottle cap contacts said O ring and is thereby temporarily grasped by said gripper head. 9. The power tool according to claim 1, further comprising said power source having means for controlling torque over a range directed by said operator. 10. The power tool according to claim 1 wherein said source of power is an electric screw driver. 11. The power tool according to claim 1, further comprising means for universal positioning of said straight tube and said gripper head up and down, from front to back, and from left to right over a workplace containing one or more of said bottle caps and said bottles. 12. The power tool according to claim 11 wherein said source of power is an electric screw driver. 13. The power tool according to claim 11 wherein said source of power is a motorized, flexible shaft. 14. A power tool for handling a screw cap bottle cap, utilized for an animal water feeding screw cap bottle, comprising: (a) a straight tube; (b) a gripper head being affixed at a first end of said straight tube, said gripper head comprising a confluent, substantially hollow upper and lower section, said upper section having an aperture at a center area of said upper section, said center area of said upper section being connected to said first end of said straight tube, said aperture being confluent with an interior area of said straight tube, said upper section extending radially outward from said center area, said lower section being a gripper ring perpendicularly attached at an outer edge of said radially outwardly extending upper section at an outer edge of said gripper ring; (c) said gripper ring having at least one set of serrations along an interior surface positioned parallel to said straight tube, said at least one set of said gripper ring serrations substantially matching bottle cap serrations on an exterior surface of a least one bottle cap to be handled by said gripper ring; (d) a first annular groove at said point of attachment of said gripper ring to said outer edge; (e) an O ring, said O ring having a slightly smaller diameter than a diameter of said bottle cap, so that when said O ring is placed within said first annular groove said O ring acts as a spacer between said gripper head upper section and said gripper ring to minimize a tendency of said gripper ring to grasp said bottle cap by said gripper head during bottle cap removal procedures; (f) an electric screw driver; and (g) said second end of said straight tube having a typically hexagonally shaped drive tool mating piece for connection to said electric screw driver, said electric screw driver being selected from the group consisting of battery powered or electric line cord powered, said electric screw driver having means for controlling torque over a range directed by an operator, said electric screw driver having means for rotation in a first direction or a second direction in accordance with directions from said operator, so that when said drive tool mating piece is connected to said electric drill, and when said gripper ring serrations are secured over said matching bottle cap serrations by said operator, activating said power source in a first direction by said operator secures said bottle cap to said bottle when said bottle cap is positioned on top of screw threads on said bottle, and activating said power source in a second direction by said operator removes said bottle cap from said bottle when said bottle cap is secured to said screw threads on said bottle.
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