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Abstract

An oloid-shaped body is placed on, and driven by, a conveyor belt. Two embodiments of the oloid shaped body are a hollow body with a closable opening, and a skeleton body for attachment of vessels. A shaft is attached to the oloid-shaped body and has the position and direction of the longitudinal axis of the oloid-shaped body. A hollow shaft allows access to the oloid-shaped body during movement. A frame is positioned on either side of the conveyor belt, with a plurality of spring attachments connecting an oval guiding rail to each of the frames. A carriage runs around each of the guiding rails and guides an end of the shaft in an oval path. In this manner the oloid-shaped body tumbles in a stationary location on the conveyor belt. An alternative to using the combination of frames, guiding rails, and carriages, is the use of a mechanism which causes the two ends of the shaft to rotate in the same rotational path but in opposite directions.

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