Continuous strip of containers having traction pins
US7168560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/82
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a continuous strip of containers, the latter are distributed stepwise from one another according to a longitudinal axis of the strip, two adjacent containers being separated by a step. From one longitudinal edge zone traction pins protrude laterally that are intended in use to interact by contact with an advancing device for advancing the strip. For each traction pin a corresponding opposing projection is prearranged that protrudes from the opposite side of the longitudinal edge zone. The strip is designed to be conveyed along an advancing direction that is parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof. Each opposing projection is located slightly forward in relation to said advancing direction, compared with the relative traction pin, at an axial distance that is shorter than the step between the containers.
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