Package making – Methods – Group forming of contents into a unit
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-10
2005-05-10
Rada, Rinaldi I. (Department: 3721)
Package making
Methods
Group forming of contents into a unit
C053S247000, C053S251000, C053S448000, C198S419100, C198S418700
Reexamination Certificate
active
06889485
ABSTRACT:
A device for grouping articles to be loaded into a carton and delivered to the device from an infeed stream at an infeed end of a packaging machine. The device comprises a leading and trailing spacer elements arranged to move along a first path, each spacer element being adapted to engage at least one article from the infeed stream and to convey the articles through a working reach of the device. The device further comprises adjustment means to adjust the device between a first mode in which each spacer element follows the first path to successively engage an article group; and a second mode in which the trailing spacer element follows the first path and the leading spacer element becomes transferred from the first path to follow a second path connected to the first path before rejoining the first path, whereby the leading and trailing spacer elements engage an article group simultaneously.
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Boshinski Thomas A.
Desai Hemant M
Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
Rada Rinaldi I.
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