| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6179548 |
Folded carton stacking and packing apparatus |
January 30, 2001 |
| Apparatus is provided for receiving folded cartons of non-uniform thickness from a conventional gluing device, stacking those cartons into stacks of a predefined number, and rotating successive stacks 180.degree. from each other in order to compensate for the uneven or non-uniform thickn |
| 4515581 |
Machine for erecting, holding and discharging a folding case |
May 7, 1985 |
| A device for erecting a folding carton and for holding the folding carton. The device includes a table formed of an elongated input segment and an elongated output segment. The segments are hinged together tandemwise. An anchor support member supports an input end of the input segment. A |
| 4500245 |
Machine for accumulating edgewise supported articles |
February 19, 1985 |
| A machine for forming a slug of edgewise supported flat articles. The machine includes a table above which the articles of the slug are accumulated. Paired conveyor belt means advance the articles in shingle fashion past an edge of the table. One of the belt means has a portion paral |
| 4412775 |
Vacuum assisted machine for handling articles |
November 1, 1983 |
| A machine for assisting in the support of a load. A suction head having a downwardly facing opening supports the load. A conduit is connected to the hollow interior of the suction head and suction is impressed on the conduit so that the load can be held at the opening. A cable supports t |
| 4386997 |
Machine for banding a stack of articles |
June 7, 1983 |
| A machine for wrapping a band around a stack of flat articles. A band guiding assembly and a clamp assembly are at a banding station. An end portion of a strip of banding material is advanced from the band guiding assembly to the clamp assembly, and a clamp mounted on the clamp assembly |
| 4144694 |
Machine for packing flat articles in a case |
March 20, 1979 |
| A machine for packing flat articles in a case which includes a case elevator on which a case is supported with an open side of the case sloping and exposed. Flat articles are directed into the case transversely of the open side to form a stack inside the case. A tongue engages the st |
| 4138836 |
Machine for placing flat articles in a case |
February 13, 1979 |
| A machine which drops flat articles such as flattened cartons into a case. The articles are delivered to a basket having a floor which can be opened. The basket is mounted for up and down movement. The case is mounted below the basket with its top open and can be held in position by vacu |
| 4085566 |
Machine for stacking and casing articles |
April 25, 1978 |
| A machine for arranging flat articles in a stack and for placing the stack in a case. The machine includes endless flight supports mounted on opposite sides of a stack forming station and opposed flights mounted on the flight supports for supporting a stack of the articles therebetween. |
| 4081181 |
Discriminator supporting assembly |
March 28, 1978 |
| A discriminator supporting assembly for a discriminator plate which is mounted above a conveyor belt course. The assembly includes a lengthwise adjustment screw for moving the discriminator plate lengthwise of the conveyor belt toward and away from patter members, an upright adjustment |
| 4064675 |
Machine for opening, inspecting and packing a folding carton |
December 27, 1977 |
| A machine for opening and inspecting a folding carton to break improper glue spots and to demonstrate that the carton opens properly. Vacuum cups engage opposite side panels of the carton as the carton advances through an inspection section. The vacuum cups advance with the carton and di |
| 4009789 |
Machine for feeding stacked articles |
March 1, 1977 |
| A machine which takes upright stacks of flat articles such as carton blanks or the like from a pallet, straightens each stack, and feeds the articles from the stack in a shingled stream. The machine includes a crane which is programmed to pick up stacks from a plurality of locations on t |
| 3999666 |
Vibratory feed initiating device for a machine for feeding articles shingle-fashion |
December 28, 1976 |
| A machine for feeding flat articles from an end of a stack. The stack of articles is advanced to bring an end article in the stack to a pick-off station where a belt engages the end article and articles adjacent the end article to feed the articles shingle-fashion over a discriminator. A |
| 3995757 |
Machine for feeding stacked articles |
December 7, 1976 |
| A machine which takes upright stacks of flat articles such as carton blanks or the like from a pallet, straightens each stack, and feeds the articles from the stack in a shingled stream. The machine includes a crane which is programmed to pick up stacks from a plurality of locations on t |
| 3978973 |
Machine for inverting and stacking flat articles |
September 7, 1976 |
| A machine that receives four rows of completely separated but closely spaced cartons from a customer printing and cutting press, and spaces each carton laterally and longitudinally from its neighbors for non-interference therewith. The machine aligns each independent stream of carton |
| 3978785 |
Stacking and bundling machine |
September 7, 1976 |
| A machine for stacking and bundling flat articles. The articles are collected in a stack on an elevator arm. The stack is compressed and advanced into a generally U-shaped basket having parallel spaced sides. The basket can swing about an upright axis and about a horizontal axis. The |
| 3952882 |
Device for delivering pads to a bundling machine |
April 27, 1976 |
| A device for delivering pads to a machine for bundling flat articles. The device includes a first pad hopper, a first conveyor which draws pads from the first pad hopper, a second pad hopper receiving pads from the first conveyor, and a second conveyor which withdraws pads from the secon |
