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Pouch conveyor

US10737889B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2018
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/0238
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pouch conveying system for routing one or more pouches. Each pouch may include at least one self-closing frame attached to an end of a pouch body. The self-closing frame has a first frame section having at least two portions coupled to each other through a first joint, and a second frame section having at least two portions coupled to each other through a second joint. The second frame section coupled to the first frame section at a first end by a first coupler and at a second end by a second coupler, such that at least one of the first coupler and the second coupler move inward, flexing the first frame section and the second frame section about the first joint and the second joint.

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