Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed... – By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...
Reexamination Certificate
1998-08-18
2001-02-20
Olszewski, Robert P. (Department: 3652)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...
By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...
C198S415000, C198S570000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06189675
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the handling of containers in the form of bottles such as blow molded plastic bottles which are currently used for packaging liquid or powdered products. Examples of such bottled products are beverages including cola drinks, water, fruit juices, beer, wine, or powder and the like. One style of a commercially popular container is known as a “petaloid” bottle because its base portion is provided with a plurality of enlargements which are shaped somewhat like the petals of a flower.
These bottled products are traditionally marketed in packages either singly or containing a multiple number of containers such as a six-pack, a four-pack, a two-pack, and the like, and are assembled together by automatic handling equipment and usually enclosed within a paperboard carton or sleeve that is wrapped around the containers and locked in place by suitable tabs, openings or other forms of locking devices. It is understood though that a package may consist of a single container. In all instances, it is desired that the orientation of the bottom petal portions be controlled in conformance with package requirements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to method and apparatus for use in a conveyor or assembly line for orienting a container or containers and, more particularly, for aligning a series of such containers having configured bottoms so that all of the bottoms are oriented in precise positions to cooperate with portions of packaging materials such as carriers in the form of cartons and the like, the latter (not shown) being conventionally constructed of paperboard, or plastic in the form of a wrap-a-round member or a shrink wrap, and the like, and having suitable cut-out portions and/or tabs for securing the containers therein.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2543142 (1951-02-01), Wehmiller et al.
patent: 3169629 (1965-02-01), Randrup
Ganz Brothers, Inc.
Holt William H.
Jaketic Bryan
Olszewski Robert P.
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