Conveyor system and machine for applying tamper-evident bands to containers
US5197259A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention entails a conveyor system for use in conjunction with a band application machine that applies tamper-evident bands to containers being conveyed by the conveyor system. The conveyor includes a conveyor with an upper run and a lower run. Connected to the conveyor and moving with the conveyor is a series of band support plates that each define an individual container opening. A container support plate extends beneath the conveyor's upper run and below the band support plates being conveyed along the conveyor's upper run. Each container is inserted into an individual container opening such that the container is vertically supported by the container support plate and such that the band support plate extends around the container. The band support plates are positionable at a selected vertical position about the containers by varying the relative height of the container support plate beneath the band support plates. The inserted containers are slid along the container support plate by the band support plates toward the band application machine. The band application machine places tamper-evident bands about the top of containers and the tamper-evident bands are suppor…
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