Denester and method of denesting a stack of containers
US10556758B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M9/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus that denests a stack of containers and methods of separating a stack of containers and making the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a denester and a counting device. The denester is configured to separate a first stack of at least 2 containers into a plurality of second stacks of containers. Each of the second stacks includes an exact number of containers, the exact number being a positive integer less than m. The counting device is configured to count the exact number of containers in the first stack. The method of separating containers includes counting an exact number of containers in a first stack of m containers using the counting device, and separating the exact number of containers from the first stack using the denester.
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