Carrier assembling apparatus
US4817361A · kind A · utility
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25Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B17/025
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for installing a plastic carrier onto a plurality of side-by-side cans includes a pair of canted discs arranged for rotation around non-coincident intersecting axes. A number of shoes around the periphery of each disc, engage opposite edges of the carrier and expand the carrier as the discs rotate, while a conveyor moves the side-by-side cans into registry with the expanded carrier. A rolling depressor, between the discs, presses downwardly on the expanded carrier, urging the carrier away from the shoes and onto the cans.
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