Patent ID: 6293736
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A plenum for a pneumatic conveyor for the movement of bottles,the plenum comprising:(i) a central housing for receiving pressurized air, said central housing having generally enclosed top and side panels, and having a generally open bottom;(ii) a cross block positioned within said central housing and generally spanning across its width;(iii) at least two bottle neck support means, said bottle neck support means permitting bottles to be suspended from said plenum;(iv) air diversion means to divert pressurized air from the interior of said central housing to said bottle neck support means to drive bottles along the length of said plenum; and,(v) means to enclose said open bottom of said central housing;wherein said cross block fixes the vertical positioning of said bottle neck support means to maintain said bottle neck support means in a parallel and co-planer configuration thereby helping to maintain the vertical alignment of bottles suspended from said plenum and facilitating in their movement the length of said plenum.