Device with reusable supports for packing flat articles and corresponding method
US10059496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/80
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device enables a free-standing package to be formed with an open, light structure for packing a bundle of individual flat articles placed in direct juxtaposition and aligned along a straight longitudinal axis in the direction of the thickness of the flat articles. The device includes a pair of individual rigid lateral supports which are opposite each other and which rest directly on the respective sides of the bundle. The rigidity of the flat articles in the width direction is used to form the free-standing package. In particular the device enables the longitudinal compression of the flat articles to be controlled, which is useful in the case of flat articles which have a shape memory, such as folding cartons.
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