Automated pail lidding device
US5758469A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B7/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for applying toggle strap fitted lids to open container bodies comprising a lid holding station (1), a container body holding station (2), a lid working means (3) adapted for movement between said lid holding station and said container body holding station and a toggle closing means (21) wherein said lid working means is adapted to pick up a single lid and attached toggle strap from said lid holding station, move from said lid holding station to said container body station, release the toggle strap from said lid while retaining both lid and released toggle strap in substantial juxtaposition, position said lid and released toggle strap onto the open end of a container body positioned on said container body holding station, wherein said toggle closing means closes the released toggle and thereby applies said toggle strap fitted lid to said open container body.
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