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Method and apparatus for packing flower bouquets

US6931818B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 2004
Grant dateAug 23, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B25/023
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a work method and apparatus for packing flower bouquets (3), in which large amounts of flower bouquets (3) are transported transversely on a conveyor belt (4) to a lifting conveyor belt (7) to a mounted thereon transversely placed feeding belt (17), which has compartments (20) which constantly contain a flower bouquet (3), which is brought from a horizontal to a vertical position, in which a box-shaped cell space (22) is created and a cross partition turns away and subsequently the flower bouquet (3) falls through a trap door instrument (24) into an already opened cover (25) and is then further processed and brought to a collecting box for shipment.

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