Automated clipping packaging systems with bottom-up cutting members and associated methods
US7356977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53787
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object in a covering material such as casing and/or netting by: (a) automatically pushing at least one object through a product chute; (b) pulling a covering material upstream of the product chute off an exterior surface of the product chute to automatically enclose the object in the covering material as the object exits the product chute; and (c) applying a clip to the covering material to secure the object in the packing material.
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