Method and apparatus for applying carriers to containers
US5813193A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B17/025
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method wherein a strip of flat plastic carriers having openings therein for application to groups of containers is moved from a source to a feed drum for delivering a strip of carriers to an applicator apparatus, a trough interposed between the source and the feed drum. Electrical heaters are provided beneath the trough. A strip of carriers is moved through the trough such as to heat the carriers from the underside thereof. The temperature of the heaters is controlled such that the strip of carriers is conditioned to compensate for ambient temperature.
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