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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735302 | Device for picking up articles from a supply station and for inserting the articles into a container A device for picking up articles from a supply station and inserting the articles into a container, comprising: at least an operating head, provided with a group of depression-activated gripping units, each of which is shaped in a special format to pick up and retai... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7694497 | Machine and process for filling capsules or similar A machine (1000) for filling capsules (CS) or similar. The machine (1000) has a number of seat assemblies (10), each of which incorporates a capacitive transducer (14) and possibly other devices, such as an energy storage device (17 | 04/13/2010 |
| 7370456 | Packaging object supplying apparatus, box body supplying apparatus, boxing apparatus, packaging system and packaging method A packaging object supplying apparatus for supplying a packaging object to a packaging unit for packaging the packaging object into a predetermined fashion and specifically, a packaging object supplying apparatus comprising a packaging object combining portion for f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7107742 | Automatic packing device for the filling of containers by means of superposed layers of products, in particular fruits such as oranges An automatic packing device for filling containers with products, includes: two separate feed stations, each adapted to arrange a stream of products in parallel rows; elements capable of picking up alternately, in each feed station and depositing in the container, a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6931818 | Method and apparatus for packing flower bouquets 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 tr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931815 | Machine for packaging a product with a pamphlet A packaging machine comprises a transfer device for inserting a product into a package and a circulating leaflet supply device comprising a plurality of tong-like holders which are sequentially disposed, each for receiving one leaflet and for bringing that leaflet i... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6782677 | Tablet detecting system for molding tablet supplying apparatus A tablet detecting system ascertains whether a tablet exists in a receiving hole of a loader unit used for a molding tablet supplying apparatus or, if exists, whether the tablet has a standard size, by using a mechanical contact manner. The tablet detecting system h... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6557321 | Apparatus for forming a pack A tray pack assembly 10 is conveyed through a package forming machine during a final gluing stage by angled continuous belts 37, 38 which drivingly engage side walls of the forming pack 10 and support the pack 10 throughout this operation. To ensure good ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550220 | Method and device for diagnosing machines The invention relates to a method and a device for diagnosing machines (10) for manufacturing products such as cigarettes (12) or cigarette packets (11), the products being examined for faults, and a signal indicating a faulty product being generated. The... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6148591 | Packaging structure A packaging structure for holding an object securely against a rigid backing. The structure includes a substantially rigid panel having a pair of generally parallel fold lines which define respective folding side portions and a center portion. A flexible ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6068550 | Device and method for coin packaging A coin packaging device has a table, to which a mass of coins of identical denomination may be supplied, and a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder being arranged to receive coins one by one through an open end, thereby stacking a predetermined number of... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6003286 | Universal packaging system with vacuum lifter An automated packaging system that can simultaneously process a single case or a plurality of cases and can be adjusted to accommodate packages and cases of various sizes. Individual packages are fed to the packaging system on the package conveyor. The pa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5829232 | Device for detecting shortage of products in a package A device for detecting shortage of cigarette packs in a carton has a pair of first proximity sensors capable of individually detecting the cigarette packs at the opposite ends of the carton in an inspecting position, among other cigarette packs in the car... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813196 | Automatic sequential bagging machine with constant feed and method of operation A method and a machine for automatically bagging articles in a bag and in a sequential and uninterrupted manner. A plurality of articles are continuously fed to the machine and received in two or three compartments, herein three compartments. Once the thi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5761883 | Cookie tray loading machine A cookie tray loading machine (5) constructed and arranged to divert a single file lane of cookies (12) moved along an infeed conveyor belt (9) into a plurality of separate and generally parallel lanes (34) of cookies, which are formed as rows (44) of coo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5626000 | Packaging arrangement A packaging arrangement for packaging products, such as contact lenses, in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes a rotary index table defining on its upper surface a plurality of identical, radially-oriented support pallets, e... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5623816 | Packaging arrangement A packaging arrangement for packaging products, such as contact lenses, in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes a rotary index table defining on its upper surface a plurality of identical, radially-oriented support pallets, e... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5165218 | Automatic sorting, stacking and packaging apparatus and method An apparatus and method are disclosed for continuously accumulating, screening, stacking and packaging disks such as hamburger patties automatically and without the use of personnel in contact with the patties. This includes weighing the patties by optica... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5105606 | Means for handling plastic containers A transfer mechanism for transferring groups of plastic containers from a continuously moving transport conveyor to a tray includes container sensors and a mechanism for providing correct in-fee timing of the containers. The tray is advanced after each gr... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5101612 | Capsule filling apparatus A capsule filling apparatus which fills capsules with tablets having the same cylindrical shape as the capsules, wherein each tablet is fed from a hopper in an upright posture and wherein the filling of tablets into the capsules is secured by detecting a ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5097653 | Verification system for detecting the presence and absence of an object A verification system for detecting the presence and absence of an object includes a verification station. A preselected number of objects is delivered to the verification station with each object disposed at a selected position. A pneumatic comparator is... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4856262 | Apparatus for disposing packing in predetermined relative positions In a conveying system for transporting a sequence of articles to a suspending point in captured relation and then transporting them by vacuum suspension to a plurality of separate discharge stations, comprising the combination of: at least a pair of conve... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4680919 | Article delivery transferring device in a collective packing machine An article delivery transferring device in a collective packing machine of stop waiting operation control system is provided. Said collective packing machine comprises a main packing machine and an auxiliary packing machine each having an individual drivi... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4672796 | Control method of stop waiting operation in collective packing machine A control method of operation of a collective packing machine, which packing machine is composed of a main packing machine and an auxiliary packing machine. The main packing machine is in continuous operation while the auxiliary packing machine is in stop... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4538720 | Apparatus for transferring articles between conveyors An apparatus is disclosed for transferring articles between adjacent conveyors. The apparatus includes a first conveyor for conveying articles therealong. A pushing device includes a pair of spaced plates that are disposed in the same plane. The plates mo... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4525985 | Apparatus for automatically packaging articles Discrete articles moving on a conveyor belt are first laterally aligned in rows extending transversely to direction of movement of the conveyor belt and then engaged in compartments arranged in rows extending across the conveyor belt. The compartments con... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4506493 | Case packer A case packing system, including apparatus and method, wherein cans or like products are introduced to an accumulator in a generally random single file, collected in multiple rows or lanes, and loaded into cartons or cases. Limit means associated with the... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4502261 | Feeler pins device for cigarette groups A feeler device for sensing the number of cigarettes arranged in groups, particularly groups of three rows, at the interior of a group-forming pocket, includes a plurality of feeler pins which are arranged parallel in the longitudinal direction of the cig... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4416103 | Apparatus for loading sliced and bulk food products Apparatus is disclosed for simultaneously transferring a plurality of stacks of sliced or bulk food product from a holding station, such as the output of a slicing and stacking machine, to a receiving station, or the like, for loading and packaging of the... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4266674 | Optoelectronic device for automatically inspecting a group of cigarettes or the like An automatic optoelectronic inspection device is located at a position downstream from a cigarette making machine and upstream from cigarette packaging machinery, and cigarettes are conveyed in groups to the inspection device where each group is inspected... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4142406 | Test apparatus for cigarette packing machines A machine for testing the presence and/or packing of cigarettes (11) in a group (10) comprises a housing 16 mounting a plurality of spring biased, axially displaceable tappets (13), (14) and (15) arranged in rows corresponding to the cigarette group align... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4124967 | Method and apparatus for placing flexible packages in containers Apparatus for placing flexible packages in a rigid container incorporates an infeed chute and diverter gate system for directing packages into a rotatable load head in preselected fashion. After the load head is filled, the packages are released therefrom... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4052837 | Multiple pouch bagging apparatus The apparatus includes a continuously rotating member having groups of chutes located on the rotating member about the periphery and a plurality of conveyor discharge devices extend tangentially from the periphery of the rotatable member such that the dis... | 10/11/1977 |
| 3974919 | Press unloader An unloading apparatus for a briquette press, or the like, including a horizontally movable carriage with a plurality of vacuum cups on one end thereof for seizing articles from the press. The carriage is provided with rollers that roll on stationary fram... | 08/17/1976 |
