Article packaging apparatus
US5771658A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/207
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method of forming stacked article groups by supplying at least two streams of articles; forming a stream of first article groups having at least one article; placing a support base on a top surface of each first article group; and forming a second article group, having at least one article, on top of the support base of each first article group, whereby stacked article groups are formed. The stacked article groups are subsequently packaged.
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