Packaging arrangement
US5848514A · kind A · utility
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6References
11Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7164
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A packaging arrangement for packaging products such as contact lenses in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes an intermittently indexed, linearly driven endless conveyor which includes a plurality of identical support pallets, equally spaced apart along the endless conveyor. Each support pallet is designed to support and align an array of individual package bases. The arrangement is such that each support pallet with an array of individual package bases thereon is sequentially stopped at a plurality of spaced work stations along the endless conveyor.
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