US1292234A - Decorating-depositor. - Google Patents

Description

A. L. BAUSMAN.

DECORATING DEPOSITOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1915.

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ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL EQUIP- OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- DECORATING-DEP OSITOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed March 27, 1916. Serial No. 86,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO LINTON BAUS- MAN, a citizen of the United States of A1nerica, residi-ng'in Chicopee, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decorating-Depositors, of which the following is a specification.

.This invention relates to decorating depositors for laying a string of pasty material, such as chocolate, upon confections, cakes, and the like in decorative form. More particularly, the invention relates to improved decorating apparatus of the general type disclosed in the patent to Robertson N 0. 618,482, granted January 31, 1899.

In apparatus of this class, the general practice heretofore has been to move the receptacle itself in various paths, vwhereby the string leaving the outlets in the receptacle is applied to the goods in decorative form. The Robertson patent above noted, however, discloses a flexible tube which is connected to a stationary receptacle and moved in various paths. The present invention is an improvement on the Robertson patent which has not been found in actual commercial use and the present invention employs a stationary receptacle with nozzles which are adapted to be moved in the desired decorative paths. As distinguished from Robertsons patent, the nozzles are straight and rigid and are secured to the receptacle for universal movement within limits. Furthermore, an improvedexpelling means is employed which distinguishes from Robertson by its arrangement for positive action and uniform feed.

The invention aims to provide a decorating depositor in which the necessity for careful maintenance of the decorative material within narrow limits as to temperature and consistency is avoided, and this result is obtained bv the combination of the improved expelling means and the inflexible universally movable nozzles. It has been absolutely essential heretofore in practice that the chocolate or other decorative material be carefully kept Within exceedingly narrow limits at approximately a predetermined temperature and consistency and, unless such conditions are maintained, the material will not flow. The present invention does not depend on the natural flow of the decorative material but utilizes an expelling device which by particular arrangement and location, positively forces the material through the nozzles irrespective of its consistency within much Wider limits than heretofore.

The use of the movable receptacle, where articles to be decorated pass thereinunder on a moving conveyer, has disadvantages especially when the articles are small. It is more dlflicult to move a large mass, such as the receptacle, with the necessary rapidity, than it is to move smaller bodies such as the nozzles. Moreover, the requirement of proper consistency of the decorative material in order to feed properly through the outlets is not eliminated by the use of this type of apparatus.

n object of the invention is to provide a decorating depositor wherein the receptacle for .the decorating material is fixed and the outlets or nozzles are movable in various decorative paths, the nozzles being inflexible but connected to the receptacle for universal movement.

A nother object of the invention is to provide in a decorative depositor an improved means to expel the chocolate from the receptacle in the form of a string, the means being characterized by positive action and continuous feed ofmaterial.

A further object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the class described, comprising a receptacle for decorating inaterial, nozzles connected to the receptacle for universal movement, means to move the 11502- zles in various decorative paths, and rotary devices Within the receptacle to carry and positively expel from the nozzles, a definite predeterminable quantity of decorating material per unit of time.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the detailed description to follow and in the annexed claims.

For the purpose of illustrating one way in which the invention may be practised, a single preferred embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the depositor;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1 drawn to a larger scale;

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view with certain parts in section, showing details of the operating mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 11 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 1111 of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 12 is a cross sectional view of Fig. 10 taken on line 1212 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figs. 13 and 14 are views, respectively, of receptacle;

Fig. 15 is an end viewof the receptacle shown with its interior mechanism removed;

plan and elevation spacers used in the Fig. 16 is a View taken similarly to Fig.

15 showing the end cover plate applied to the receptacle; and

Figs. 17 and 18 are fragmentary sectional views; taken similarly to Fig. 4 and showing modifications in certain driving mechanism in the machine.

Referring to these drawings, A represents two spaced side frames tied together by suitable transverse members B, the lower one of which is supported on a plunger C, as shown in Fig. 1. .D is a suitable supporting stand within which the plunger C is movable by means of a hand wheel a which is fixed to a threaded red I), rotatable but axially immovable in the lower member B. Rod 1) extends within plunger C and engages in a nut c fixed to stand D whereby the frame may be raised and'lowered in an obvious manner. The upper portion of stand D is split (see Fig. 6) and the split portions may be drawn together to clamp plunger C in its moved position by a rod (1, threaded into one and passing loosely through the other half of stand A. A suitable handle 6 is provided on rod d and a bolt 1, fixed to lower member B, passes loosely through a lug on stand D to prevent the frame from turning in a manner .clearly obvious from Fig. 1.

Secured to the tops of frames A and extending transversely thereacross is a receptacle 1 adapted to receive decorating material, such as chocolate, for example. Below neeaaee the receptacle is a bar 2 slidably mounted in frames A (see Figs. 2, 4, and 5) for movements in a horizontal plane. Bar 2 is arranged to move, in various paths. A plurality of nozzles which depend from receptacle 1 are movably attached thereto in a manner to be later described. The articles to be decorated are placed on a conveyer E movable in a substantially horizontal plane as is usual, for example, in chocolate coating machines between frames A and beneath the tips of nozzles 74, as shown in Fig. 1.

Themeans for moving bar 2 will now be described with particular reference to Figs. 1 and 6. A main drive shaft 4 is mounted in bearings secured to frame A and may be driven by suitable connections through the intermediary of a universal joint 5. Loosely mounted on shaft 4 is a set of graded gears 6, any one of which may be connected to the shaft by a selective key device carried by a member 7 slidably keyed on shaft 4. Member 7 is movable by a lever 8 which slides on a rod 9 secured to frame A. Lever 8 is arranged to rest in notches 10 in a plate 11 and, when in the up er notch 10, none of ears 6 are driven. he precise structure of the selective key device is not illustrated since it is so generally well known in the art that an extended showing is unnecessary. It is sufficient for the present purposes to state that, as lever 8 is moved from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 6 upwardly, each gear 6 is successively connected to shaft 4. In mesh with the gear set 6 is a similarly graded set 12 keyed to a shaft 13 parallel to shaft 4, and shaft 13 drives through the miter gears shown a horizontally disposed shaft 14' which in turn drives by miter gears a vertical shaft 15 on the other side of frame A.

Shafts 13 and 15 are symmetrically arranged with respect to frame A and each bear on their upper ends a cup-shaped member 16 which is best shown in Figs. 7 and 9. Pivotally mounted within each member 16 at 17 is a segment 18, which has an upstanding crank pin 19 rigidly secured thereto. Segment 18 has a toothed portion adapted to mesh with a worm 20 which is rotatable from without member 16 by means of a socket wrench. By turning worm 20, pin 19 may be moved to various positions of eccentricity relative to member 16 and pin 19 may be retained in its various positions of adjustment by clamping bolts 21. A pointer 22 pivotally connected at 23 to member 16 has a slot connection with pin 19, as shown in Fig. 9, whereby the pointer may be moved by pin 19 to indicate in graduations (not shown) on member 16 the extent of movement ofthe 'pin.

Seated in each end of bar 2 and directly above each member 16' is a flanged disk 24 (Figs. 7 and 8) and formed in each of the latter is a rectangular opening 25. The mechanism on each side is similar and one only will be described. Slidably arranged in this opening is a square. block 26 which is loosely mounted upon the upper end of crank pin 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Secured to the upper face of disk 24 is a member 27 having a slot therein disposed at right angles to opening 25. Rotatably and slidably mounted in a bracket above disk'24 is a pin 28 which has an integral cross piece 29 of rectangular shape adapted to ride in the slot in member 27. Pin 28 may be yieldingly held out of engagement with the slot by a suitable spring 30, indicated in Fig. 7. Movable in ways 31 secured to the under side of disk 24 is a slide 32 having an opening to engage block 26. Slide 32 may be moved inwardly from the position shown in Fig. 8 to lock block 19 in its slot 25, and when member 29 is withdrawn from its slot to the position shown in Fig; 7, bar 2 will be movable in a circular path the radius of which is equal to the eccentricity of pin 19 with respect to member 16. When slide 32 is positioned, as shown in Fig. 8, and member-29 rides in its slot in member 27, bar 2 is constrained to move in a rectilinear path parallel to the slot in member 27. To provide for any desired angularity of this rectilinear path with respect to the goods on conveyer E, worm wheels 33 are fixed to the upper faces of disks 24 (see Fig. 3) which wheels mesh with worms 34 keyed to a shaft 35 rotatably supported in lugs on bar 2. Shaft 35 is movable by a crank 36 whereby both disks 24 may be turned simultaneously through an equal angle in an obvious manner. It will thus be seen that bar 2 may be moved in circular paths of variable diameters and in rectilinear paths of variable amplitude and angularity.

The receptacle 1 with the improved means to expel the decorating material together with the improved nozzles for the receptacle and'their arrangement for movement by the mechanism above described will now be explained. Referring first to Figs. 1, 3, 4, and 5, the drive for the expelling means within receptacle 1 will be described.

Shaft 4 heretofore described drives by the bevel gears shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a short horizontal shaft 37 to which are keyed in axially spaced relation three gears 38 of graded diameters. Secured together and slidably keyed to a parallel shaft 39 are three gears 40 arranged in contiguous relation each of which is adapted to mesh with its corresponding gear 38 on shaft 37. A yoke 41, engageable with a member 42 fixed to gears 40, is secured to a rod 43 which is slidably supported in suitable bearings, as shown. Loose on rod 43 and held axially between the collars shownin Fig. 3 is'a lever .shown in Fig. 15 which 44 which has an extension adapted to engage in notches 45 in a plate 46 secured above rod 43, as shown in Fig. 3. Lever 44 is normally held in notches 45 by gravity but may be removed therefrom and thereafter moved axially to shift any desired gear 40 into mesh with its corresponding gear 38. It is to be noted that five notches 45 are provided and, when lever 44 rests in either the second or fourth notch, gears 40 are so positioned that none of gears 38 are driven. Thus shaft 39 may be driven at various speeds or may be stopped by manipulation of lever 44. Fixed to shaft 39 (Fig. 4) is a pinion 47 which'drives through an intermediate gear 48 a gear 49 fixed on a shaft 50 which is the drive shaft for the expelling devices in receptacle 1. I

The latter is best shown in Figs. 10, 12, 15, and 16 and comprises a substantially rectangular casing depending from flanges secured to frames A. The receptacle is of the general cross sectional shape shown in Fig. 12 and has a central receiving compartment 51 closed'at the top by a cover 52. A gridlike frame 53 resting on flanges in compartment 51 supports screens 54 and 55 of coarse and fine mesh, respectively, which screens partition the compartment horizontally. Chocolate or the like is fed to compartment 51 above screens 54 and 55 through a pipe 56 from any suitable source as the main tank of a chocolate coating machine and passes through the screens into the lower half of the compartment. Suitable jackets 57 are provided on each side of receptacle 1 for the circulation of a heating medium which jackets have inlet and outlet pipes 58 and 59, respectively, (see Figs. 1 and 2). At the base of compartment 51 and intersecting therewith is an opening 60 of the shape extends entirely through from one end to the other of receptacle 1. Spacer blocks 61 (Figs. 13 and 14) are adapted to fit in opening 60 and each block has openings 62 and 63, the former adapted to receive shaft 50 and the latter to receive a shaft 64. Blocks 61 are cut away intermediate the end faces thereof to allow a circulation of chocolate around shafts 50 and 64 and grooves 65 are cut in openings 62 and 63 to permit the chocolate to circulate around the shafts in their bearings since the cocoa butter in the chocolate is used as a lubricating medium. ()ther spacer blocks 66 (Figs. 2 and 10) of similar shape to blocks 61 but of less thickness are pro vided at the ends of the receptacle. Keyed to shaft 50 and arranged between blocks 61 (and between blocks 66 and 61) area plurality of gears 67 and in mesh with the latter are other gears 68 mounted on shaft 64. These intermeshing gears form the expelling means for the chocolate and will be described later in detail.

The structure of the receptacle 1 just described is of particular advantage in that it admits of convenient assembly of parts which willnow be described. Starting with shafts 50 and 64 an end spacer 66 is first slipped on, then a pair of gears 67 and 68, followed by a spacer 61 and so on until the desired numberv of pairs of gears has been obtained, when a second end spacer 66 is placed on .the shafts. mechanism of receptacle 1 may thus be assembled outside the receptacle and thereafter slipped axially through opening 60 into place. Plates 69 are then applied and bolted to the ends of receptacle 1, as shown in Figs. 10 and 16, to hold the parts axially in position. within casing 1, as indicated in Fig. 2, but shaft 50 extends through one end plate- 69 through a suitable stuffing box as shown in Figs. 1, 10, and 16, to be driven by the means already described. The spacers 61 and 66 thus divide the opening 60 into a plurality of individual compartments 70 each of which communicates with compartment 51. In each of these individual compartments 70 is a pair of the intermeshmg gears 67 and 68 which are positively driven in the direction of the arrows, shown in Fig. 12. These gears constitute a gear pump and carry chocolate in the tooth spaces 71 from compartment 51 to the lower portion of the individual compartment. The chocolate thus carried cannot pass from the lower portion of the compartment 70 back to compartment 51 since it would have to pass between the intermeshing ears. "The latter squeeze out the (31106013138111 the spaces 71, as the teeth adjacent the spaces come into mesh so that the chocolate is held back except for a slight amount, which may be carried back due to the clearance spaces between the meshing teeth. Centrally disposed in each compartment 70 is anoutlet 72 which has a substan tially hemispherical seat, as shown in Fig. 12. A ball 7 3 fixed on a nozzle 74 is seated in this seat and is retained in place by a cap 7 5 which has a suitable seat to receive the ball and is secured to receptacle 1 by the bolts shown in Fig. 12. The nozzles 74 are thus connected to the receptacle for swinging movements in all directions within limits.

The bar 2 is formed with an opening 76 (Figs. 10 and 11) therein and nozzles 74 extend downwardly through this opening and below the bar. Removably secured to the upper face of the latter by studs 77 and adjustable horizontally with relation to bar 2 by reason of slots 78 is a plate 7 9, which, as shown in Fig. 10. .is offset downwardly into opening 76 to be substantially flush with the lower face of bar 2. Plate 79 is formed with a plurality of seats to receive balls 80 which fit loosely upon nozzles 74.

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The entire interior Shaft 64 is disposed entirely A second plate 81 formed with suitable seats is secured to plate 79, as shown in Fig. 10, to hold the balls 80 in place. The plates 79 and 81, together with balls 80, thus form aguiding means for the nozzles 74, but it is to be noted that the latter are in no way secured to the plates or to bar- 2. For exwhen receptacle 1 is lifted from frames A, the nozzles 74 will be removed from balls 80 leaving the latter held between plates 79 and 81. To replace the receptacle nozzles 74 would each have to be carefully directed into its respective ball and, since such an operation would not be particularly convenient, it is preferable to lift the plates 7 9 and 81 together with balls 80. For this purpose, collars 82 may be sccured to some of nozzles 74 below plate 81, as shown in Fig. 10 so that, when receptacle 1 is lifted, collars 82 will lift plates mounted on shaft 35 and held axially between collars 85. A nut 86 threaded upon screw 83 has an arm 87 which is secured to plate 81, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, whereby, when studs 77 are loosened and hand wheel 84 is turned, plates 79 and 81 may be moved within limits in either direction to accurately secure the desired adjustment.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that bar 2 may be reciprocated in paths of various lengths, the angularity of which may be varied as desired, or may be moved in circular paths of variable diameters. The rapidity of any of these movements relative to the travel of the goods to be decorated on conveyer C may also be varied by the lever 8. Thus, nozzles 74 may be moved so that, when chocolate is expelled from the nozzles, various decorative configurations, involving circular and straight line movements, may

be laid upon the articles traveling on conveyer E.. As the nozzles 74 are moved in their decorative paths, gears 67 and 68 carry chocolate from compartment 51 and positively force it from the receptacle through the uniform bore of nozzles 74 in the form of a string. The expelling means is characterized by its positive action and uniform feed, for each revolution of the gears carries a definite quantity of chocolate to the lower part of the receptacle and, due to the location of the expelling means closely adjacent the nozzle and since practically none of the chocolate carried can leave between the intermeshing gears, it must be positively expelled through the nozzles. So long as the gears turn chocolate must be expelled not only by a positive action, but at a uniform rate as the gears are driven uniformly. Moreover, the feed is continuous for as one tooth space of one gear is closed ofl" from compartment 51, the corresponding tooth space of the other gear is being filled. An important advantage of the expelling means described is that the chocolate can be handled successfully through a greater range of temperatures than heretofore and since the chocolate is expelled positively rather than by natural flow. The high degree of care in maintaining the chocolate at precisely the proper conditions heretofore necessary is avoided. Moreover, the necessity of using only the highest grade chocolate for deco rating purposes is also avoided by this improved means.

Although the mechanism above described is arranged to deliver a continuous string at uniform speed, it may by a slight change, be made to deliver a string continuously at variable speeds or intermittently whereby variations in the decorative configurations above described may be obtained. For example, the drive for shaft 50 shown in Fig. 4 may be changed as indicated in Fig. 17 wherein an elliptical gear 90 drives a simi lar gear 91 which latter drives a gear 92 meshing with a gear 93 on shaft 50. Thus, the latter may be driven continuously but at variable speed and the string will leave the nozzles 74 at variable speed. The goods to be decorated are carried by conveyer E at a uniform speed so that, as the string is laid thereupon,it will, when gears 67 and 68 are slowed down, be drawn out by the goods on the conveyer with the result that the string is necked down or broken at regular intervals. In Fig. 18, an intermittent drive is shown wherein a gear 94, having half'its periphery formed with teeth and its other half with a smooth segment 95, is arranged to intermittently rotate a gear 96 of equal diameter. The latter has at diametrically opposite points curved surfaces 97 which permit the segment 95 to pass thereby without turning gear 96. At the end of a quarter revolution of gear 94.- from the position, shown, the teeth of gear 94 will engage the teeth of gear 96 and turn the latter a half revolution after which gear 96 will rest for a half revolution. Thus, gears 67 and 68 will be operated intermittently and a string will leave the nozzles 74 at regularly spaced intervals. The latter may be arranged relatively to the articles to be decorated, which travel in spaced relation on conveyer E, so that the articles draw out the string to a point instead of simply necking down the string as before described. The next string laid upon the succeeding article would have a point at one end from the drawing operation just described and a point formed on its other end in a similar manner. Thus, by these changes in the manner of driving the gear pumps additional decorative configurations may be obtained by variations in the string itself.

The invention has been described in one of its preferred forms in the foregoing de scription, and the scope of the invention will be pointed out in the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A decorating depositor, comprising a receptacle for decorative material, a ump 75 in the receptacle, a rigid nozzle of uniform bore flexibly connected to the receptacle with its entrance directly communicating with the pump on its outlet side, said pump constructed and arranged to exert a succession of impulses on said material to positively force the latter through the nozzle in a continuous string, and means to move the nozzle in various paths, whereby the string may be laid in various decorative configurations.

2. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacleafor decorating material, an outlet formed in the receptacle, a nozzle associated with the outlet, means to move the nozzle in various paths and interengaging rotary carriers within the receptacle above the outlet constructed'and arranged to carry material from the former and positively expel it from the latter in the form of a string.

3. A decorating depositor, comprising, a traveling conveyer to support goods to be decorated, a receptacle for decorative material fixed above said conveyer, nozzles supported by the receptacle for swinging movement, means to move the nozzles in decorative paths and a device to adjust the nozzles relatively to said means, whereby the nozzles may be alined with the goods on. said conveyer.

4. A decorative depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorating material, rotatable intermeshing gears arranged to close the base of the receptacle and a nozzle connected to the latter directly below the gears and having a straight bore of uniform diameter.

5. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorating material, nozzles connected to the-receptacle by a ball and socket joint, a bar below the receptacle, means to move the bar in decorative paths, and guiding devices mounted for oscillation on the bar andloosely engaging said nozzles, all constructed and arranged so that said material may leave said nozzles in the form of a string and the latter may be laid in various decorative configurations.

6. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorating material, nozzles connected to the latter by a ball and socket joint, a horizontally movable bar, balls carried by the latter and formed with openings through which the nozzles loosely pass, a conveyer below said bar to support the articles to be decorated, and means to move the bar in decorative paths, whereby the material in said receptacle may be laid upon means to move said plate said articles in decorative configurations.

, 7. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorating material, nozzles connected to the receptacle for swinging movement in all directions, a movable bar below the receptacle, a plate removably secured to said bar, devices carried by the plate to guide the nozzles, means tomove the bar in various paths, a conveyer below the bar to carry articles to be coated and relatively to said bar.

8. A decorating depositor, comprising, spaced side frames, a conveyer movable therebetween to carry articles to be decorated, a receptacle secured to said frames above the conveyer, expelling devices in said receptacle, nozzles connected to the receptacle for universal swinging movement, 'a bar mounted in said frames for movements in a horizontal plane, a plate removably secured to saidbar, guiding devices for the nozzles carried by said bar, means to move the latter in various aths, whereby a string of material may be aid upon said articles in various configurations, and collars on certain of saidnozzles below said plate, all constructed and. arranged so that the plate and guiding devices may be carried with the nozzles, when the receptacle is lifted from said frames.

9. In a decorating depositor, a receptacle formed with a compartment adapted to contain decorating material, a longitudinal passage at the base of said compartment extending entirely through the receptacle, plates secured to the ends of the latter to close said passage, a plurality ofspacers arranged to closely fit sa'd passage, shafts supported in said spacers, and intermeshing gears on said shafts arranged in pairs, each air disposed between a pair of spacers, and outlets formed in the receptacle below and between said gears, all constructed and arranged so that a plurality of gear pumps are formed and so that the several pumps may be inserted in and removed from the receptacle as a unit. 1

10. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorative material, a pump in the receptacle, a nozzle connected 'to the latter adjacent the outlet of said pump, means to move the nozzles in various paths, a conveyer below said nozzles adapted to support goods to be decorated, and means to drive said pumps continuously at variable speed, whereby a string of variable diam-. eter may be laid upon said goods in various decorative configurations.

11. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorative material, an outlet for the receptacle, a device in the latter constructed and arranged to continuously force said material through said outlet in the form of a string, a traveling conveyer to support articles to be decorated, means to move the outlet in various paths, whereby the string maybe laid upon said articles in various decorative configurations, and means to vary the speed ofsaid device, whereby said string may be fed through the outlet at various speeds.

12. A decorating depositor, comprising, a receptacle for decorative material, an outlet for the receptacle, a pump in the latter constructed and arranged to expel measured quantities of said material through said outlet in the form of a string, a trav eling conveyer to support articles to be deeorated, means to move the outlet in various paths whereby the string may be laid upon said goods in various decorative configurations, and means to automatically'vary the speed of said may be fed through said outlet at various speeds.

ALONZO L. BAUSMAN.

pump, whereby said string.

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