Claims
- 1. An apparatus for inversion of racked glasses, positioned in a divided glassware rack, comprising:an inversion unit, said inversion unit having a body engaged with a frame, said body having a front aperture communicating with a rear aperture through a central cavity, said central cavity defined by said sidewall; said central cavity having a first rack shelf and a second rack shelf positioned axially therein; means to rotate said body; said first rack shelf adapted for engagement with a glass rack having a first plurality of glass cavities therein; said second rack shelf adapted for engagement with a second glass rack having a second plurality of glass cavities therein; means to register said first plurality of glass cavities to a substantially inline position with said second plurality of glass cavities when said first rack is engaged on said first rack shelf and said second rack is engaged on said second rack shelf, whereby glasses in said first plurality of glass cavities are transferred to said second plurality of cavities in an upright position when said inversion unit is rotated.
- 2. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 1 additionally comprising:means to retain said first glass rack and said second glass rack in a substantially fixed position in said central cavity when said body is rotated.
- 3. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 1 wherein said means to rotate said inversion unit comprises:axles positioned on exterior sides of said body; and said axles rotationally engaged with said frame.
- 4. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 2 wherein said means to rotate said inversion unit comprises:axles positioned on exterior sides of said body; and said axles rotationally engaged with said frame.
- 5. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 1 further comprising a means of rotation speed restriction of said body.
- 6. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 2 further comprising a means of rotation speed restriction of said body.
- 7. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 3 further comprising a means of rotation speed restriction of said body.
- 8. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 4 further comprising a means of rotation speed restriction of said body.
- 9. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 2 wherein said means to retain said first glass rack and said second glass rack in said central cavity when said body is rotated comprise a first pair of pivotable stops located at said front aperture and a second pair of pivotable stops located at said rear aperture.
- 10. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 3 wherein said means to retain said first glass rack and said second glass rack in said central cavity when said body is rotated comprise a first pair of pivotable stops located at said front aperture and a second pair of pivotable stops located at said rear aperture.
- 11. The apparatus for inversion of racked glasses as defined in claim 5 wherein said means to retain said first glass rack and said second glass rack in said central cavity when said body is rotated comprise a first pair of pivotable stops located at said front aperture and a second pair of pivotable stops located at said rear aperture.
Parent Case Info
This application is a Division of Ser. No. 09/877,579, filed Jun. 7, 2001.
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