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US 7,198,145 · App. 11/450,916 · Granted Apr 3, 2007

Releasable connection for sortation conveyor pusher

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Patent No.
US 7,198,145
App. No.
11/450,916
Granted
Apr 3, 2007
Kind
B1
Abstract

A pusher has a retaining member disposed within an opening in the pusher cap, a fastening member secured to the pusher base and a fuse element interposes between the retaining member and the fastening member, the fuse element failing upon the application of an undesirable level of force to said pusher cap.

Claims (5)

1. A connection for releasably retaining a pusher cap to a pusher base, said connection comprising:

a. a retaining member carried by one of said pusher cap and said pusher base;

b. a fastening member carried by the other of said pusher cap and said pusher base;

c. a fuse element interposed between said retaining member and said fastening member;

d. said retaining member, fastening member and said fuse element being dimensioned such that said fuse element fails upon the application of an undesirable level of force to said pusher cap, such that said connection mechanism ceases to hold said pusher cap to said pusher base.

Assignments (21)
RELEASE OF SECURITY AGREEMENT AT REEL 028840/FRAME 0590 Recorded Aug 29, 2016
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
To: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 039861/0250 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2014
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS AGENT
To: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 033453/0041 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 028840/0590 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS SECOND LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 028840/0971 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT 025849/0513 Recorded Aug 1, 2012
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC.; INTELLIGRATED PRODUCTS, LLC; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.; INDUSTRY GENERAL CORPORATION; INTELLIGRATED HOLDINGS, INC.; INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 028699/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT 025051/0327 Recorded Aug 1, 2012
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC.
Reel/Frame 028701/0599 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT 024563/0436 Recorded Jul 31, 2012
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC.; INTELLIGRATED PRODUCTS, LLC; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.; INDUSTRY GENERAL CORPORATION; INTELLIGRATED HOLDINGS, INC.
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 25, 2011
From: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 025849/0513 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2011
From: NEXBANK, SSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 025839/0758 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2011
From: NEXBANK, SSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025827/0635 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2011
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: INTELLIGRATED PRODUCTS, LLC; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 025787/0734 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 29, 2010
From: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
To: NEXBANK, SSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025051/0733 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 28, 2010
From: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 025051/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2010
From: INTELLIGRATED, INC.
To: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 025039/0626 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 23, 2010
From: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.
To: NEXBANK, SSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 024576/0399 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 21, 2010
From: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC; INTELLIGRATED PRODUCTS, LLC.; INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.; INDUSTRY GENERAL CORPORATION; INTELLIGRATED HOLDINGS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 024563/0436 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2010
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC FORMERLY KNOW AS WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC
To: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; FKI LOGISTEX, INC.
Reel/Frame 024563/0428 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2009
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: INTELLIGRATED PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 022846/0690 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2009
From: INTELLIGRATED, INC.; FKI LOGISTEX, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 022846/0704 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 3, 2007
From: INTELLIGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 019910/0526 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2006
From: BROWN, ALLEN; HEIT, MARTIN; ZIMMER, JUSTIN
To: INTELLIGRATED, INC.
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