Title: Down-loading device

Abstract: There is disclosed a device for loading down which includes a source of air-fluffed down and a blower for delivering down entrained in air through at least one down-loading station. The device includes connections to draw down from its source to a calibrated filter and to reverse the flow through the filter when a predetermined amount of down has been delivered, whereby the down is removed from the filter and delivered, entrained in air, to a loading station. There is also disclosed a two-vessel device for providing a small amount of air-fluffed down from a large, compact capacity.

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Inventors: Foster, Allen (Berkeley, CA, US)

Application Number: 550443
Filing Date: 1975-02-18
Publication_date: 1976-03-09
Assignee: Clark Technical Incorporated (Richmond, CA)
Primary Class(es): 406/23 222/56, 222/77, 406/52, 406/109
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Primary Examiner: Blunk, Evon C.
Assistant Examiner: Nase, Jeffrey V.
Attorney: Warren, Chickering & Grunewald