Package alignment system
US4722437A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2571/00956
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for aligning portions of a carrier blank during the folding of a carrier blank into a folded carrier wherein an abutment tab having an abutment edge is provided in one portion of the carrier blank with the one portion having a first linear edge and wherein an abutment edge is provided in a second portion of the carrier blank with the second portion having a second linear edge so that when the first and second portions of the carrier blank are moved into adjacent relationship, the abutment edges move into a contacting relationship to guide the first and second linear edges into a superposed and aligned relationship.
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