Package making – Methods – With contents treating
Patent
1993-11-22
1995-06-20
Sipos, John
Package making
Methods
With contents treating
533893, 53520, 53474, 53238, 83165, 271195, A21C 1504
Patent
active
054252172
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus (10) is disclosed including a series of equally spaced air jets (36) in the center plate (18) of a channel (14). An end cover plate (22) and a cover (48) close the channel (14) to form a tunnel having infeed and outfeed ends. In the most preferred form, the air jets (36) are wedge-shaped depressions formed in the center plate (18) having semicircular end walls (38) including apertures (42) in fluid communication with a compressed air enclosure (44) secured to the center plate (18). The free end of a continuous strip of coupon items is inserted into the infeed end where it is under the control of the air flow created by the air jets (36) within the tunnel. A coupon item is then cut from the continuous strip and travels under the control of the air flow within the tunnel and through the outfeed end thereof. In a preferred form, the end cover plate (22) is arcuately shaped outward and downward to direct the coupon item into a hopper (32) which later receives the ready-to-eat food product. In another preferred form, the coupon item is inserted between a previously filled and sealed bag and a carton receiving such bag.
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Eiden Leo W.
Lobash Floyd
General Mills Inc.
Kamrath Alan D.
Kim Eugene L.
Lillehaugen L. MeRoy
O'Toole John A.
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