Machine and method for packaging flat articles such as paperback books or the like
US4028864A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B25/141
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for packaging of flat articles, such as paperback books or the like, in a base number or multiples thereof, and includes structure for arranging the flat articles in a plurality of stacks and imposing a known pressure on each stack whereby the number within a given dimension is a constant, removing the desired number from the stack while retaining the remainder of the stack in position, enclosing the stacks in a container, adding additional flat articles to make the base number of multiples thereof, and closing the flaps of the container.
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