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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 |
| 7364052 | Unit for feeding cigarettes to a packer machine A unit for feeding cigarettes to a packer machine is equipped with a hopper containing a mass of cigarettes and a device serving to compensate the depletion of the mass as groups of cigarettes are removed from the hopper and directed into a plurality of boxes carrie... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7247130 | Method of forming composite informational item A method of forming a composite informational item having information regarding a pharmaceutical product printed thereon from a first informational item, such as a bidirectionally folded outsert or a booklet, and a second informational item, such as a bidirectionall... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240783 | Unit for feeding filters to a filter assembly machine A unit for feeding filters to a filter assembly machine, wherein at least one deflecting device receives a respective succession of filter portions in an axial direction, and feeds the filter portions to the filter assembly machine in a transverse direction crosswis... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6558108 | Apparatus for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects An apparatus for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects. The apparatus comprises at least one position-defining support device for at least one pallet, a supply of the cylindrical objects for palletizing, at least one holder for a roll of material ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6527499 | Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 5769601 | Method and arrangement for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects Substantially cylindrical items are stacked in layers on a pallet. One or more sheets of paper, foil, or webbing is laid out on and around the items in a pattern of loops in such a way that the weight of the items themselves acting on the sheet locks the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5653574 | Apparatus for stacking corrugated boards An apparatus for stacking corrugated boards and permitting stacks of corrugated boards to be alternatively arranged together with one above another in a zigzag order. A carrier is mounted for collecting corrugated boards from the output end of the finishe... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5570567 | Packing of cylindrical articles Equipment 10 for packing cylindrical articles includes a receiving station 18 for receiving articles to be packed. A displacing device is arranged in the receiving station 18 in proximity to a conveyor 16 for displacing articles from the conveyor 16. An a... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5387072 | Apparatus for stacking tube and related method The present invention is directed toward positioning tube (11) from a continuous supply of tube (11), into a preselected stacked configuration in a stack forming assembly (12) by movement of a fork member (22) positionable under selected of the tube (11).... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5375392 | Formation of cigarette blocks Cigarette blocks comprising an even number of individual cigarettes arranged in an odd number of rows are formed through the use of a hopper having a linear array of parallel shafts with one of the shafts being permanently occupied by a blocking member at... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5269379 | Automated sod harvesting apparatus A sod harvesting apparatus is provided a means for locomotion, a means for cutting sod into strips and curling it into rolls, and means for stacking the sod rolls onto an awaiting pallet. The apparatus includes a frame which supports orthogonal axes. A co... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5222859 | Apparatus for stacking tube and related method The present invention is directed toward positioning tube (11) from a continuous supply of tube (11), in a preselected stacked configuration in a stack forming assembly (12) by movement of a fork member (22) positionable under selected of the tube (11). T... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5044873 | Apparatus for stacking folded sheets on edge Apparatus is disclosed for folding sheets and for slitting the folded sheets to form adjacent parallel rows or streams of folded sheets being conveyed by belts into a stacking station. A jogger located adjacent the conveyor belts may jog folded sheets lat... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4909702 | Device for automatically palletizing upright automible wheels An automobile wheels automatic loading device according to the present invention provides full automation of pallet preparation and automobile wheels loading work; a lining up apparatus lines up automobile wheels in the specific number, an automobile whee... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4592374 | Process and apparatus for forming groups of cigarettes In the case of high-performance cigarette packaging machines, to achieve high outputs and, at the same time, a careful treatment of the cigarettes it is important to maintain continuous movements as uninterrupted as possible. For this purpose, cigarettes ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4579498 | Stacking apparatus for forming a stack of a predetermined shape from pipes or other similar long pieces The invention relates to a stacking apparatus for stacking pipes or other similar long pieces into a stack of a predetermined shape for bundling and storage. The purpose is to provide an apparatus in which the stacking need not be interrupted for the dura... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4573847 | Nuclear fuel rod channel tray loading system A system, for loading a group of elongated rods into a tray from a ramp, which includes a controllable rod stop located on the ramp, an air-tight envelope, and a tray positioning mechanism. The envelope has one end attached to the ramp's lower end and has... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4535882 | Method and apparatus for arranging cast-iron pipes in odd number stacks Between an upstream transporter A which moves discontinuously and intermittently and a downstream transporter B which moves continuously, an elevator C is serially disposed which lifts the last pipe T6 from an even group T1 through T6 astride both transpo... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4488632 | Cigarette grouping apparatus with yieldable stop member A reciprocable pusher 18 ejects cigarette pack groups 17 from magazine shafts 12 in three stacked layers, with one cigarette 11a in the middle layer being retained in the magazine by a stop 24 having an end 25 extending across and blocking the ejection pa... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4439099 | Apparatus for stacking elongated materials An apparatus for sequentially feeding and stacking elongated or lengthy material in a receptacle channel of a load-carrying bed or stand. The apparatus is constructed to transfer the elongated material to the receptacle channel by a reduced number of supp... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4436470 | Retort crate loader and unloader A semi-automatic retort crate loader and unloader is disclosed. A standard retort crate is positioned adjacent the outer edge of a dead plate at one end of a conveyor by horizontal positioning assembly which includes a clamp and a pair of crate sensors. A... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4352616 | Device for arranging objects in stacking layers, for loading pallets A method and apparatus for grouping of objects such as books or the like to stacking layers for loading onto pallets wherein stacks of equal height are formed from the individual objects, and are conveyed sequentially for forming a stacking row, the lengt... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4288193 | Arrangement for forming and handling collective loads An arrangement for assembling and conveying a number of elongated cylindrical loads such as aerial bombs, the loads being collectively supported in a carrier, includes an elongated single load supply track for delivering single ones of the loads to a coll... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4165006 | Apparatus for grouping into bundles elongated objects, more particularly sections or flat rolled elements An apparatus for forming bundles of elongated objects comprises a first member which individually drags the objects, and, after having appropriately oriented said objects, if necessary, about the respective axis, delivers them onto a receiving surface pro... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4120406 | Apparatus for forming a stack composed of layers of round-section elongated items Rods or tubes are arranged in a first plurality of layers in which their number increases by one from layer to layer, and in a succeeding plurality of layers wherein they similarly decrease in number. A stack support can be lowered from an uppermost eleva... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4096938 | Apparatus for transferring cigarettes on a cigarette packaging machine A supply and transfer mechanism for use on a cigarette packaging machine including a hopper for receiving a supply of cigarettes, said hopper having a reservoir portion and a vein section. The vein section channels the cigarettes from the reservoir portio... | 06/27/1978 |
| 3996723 | Article collator A collator having an upper receiver for receiving a layer of articles, a lower receiver for accumulating multiple layers of articles and trap doors for the receivers. A swinging conveyor is pivoted at its upper end and means are provided to swing its lowe... | 12/14/1976 |
