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Netting knife cutter

US7216469B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
30References
30Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 25, 2005
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/8808
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a netting and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A novel scissors assembly for severing the netting is disclosed. A conveyor carries the material to a pair of irises. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper closes and severs the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

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