Single station covering and fastening system

Details Single station covering and fastening system Single station covering and fastening system

1994-06-02

1997-03-11

Johnson, Linda

Package making

Methods

Applying a partial cover

53397, 53449, 53464, 53414, 53415, B65B 1100, B65B 5108

Patent

active

056090099

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for forming a cover about an article and for automatically fastening the cover to the article, and optionally for automatically placing a label on the covered article. The article may be an article such as a potted plant and the cover may be a decorative cover. The invention satisfies the need for a means for rapidly covering and fastening the cover about an article with a minimal amount of manual effort and in a location having a limited amount of available space. The apparatus comprises a platform having at least one opening sized to receive the article. The apparatus comprises a tying device for automatically applying a band or fastener about a portion of the outer surface of the covered article for fastening the cover about the article after the sheet is formed into a cover about the article.

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patent: 5450707 (1995-09-01), Weder et al.
patent: 5481850 (1996-01-01), Weder et al.

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