Machine for the application of suction tubes to packing containers
Patent 4293369 Issued on October 6, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 23, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 23, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2013475 2107311 2936921 2956612 3189171 3523052 3851441 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/005903 filed on 01/23/1979US Classes:156/521, Delivering cut part in sequence to serially conveyed articles156/566, Means simultaneously conveying plural articles from a single source and serially presenting them to an assembly station53/520, Film, sheet or weblike material53/522Strand, tube, or rodlike material (e.g., drinking straw)ExaminersPrimary: Epstein, Henry F.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB65B 61/20 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1978-01-30 SEAbstractA machine for the application of suction tubes to packing containers is disclosed. Portion-sized packages for juice and the like are often equipped with suction tubes to facilitate the emptying thereof. The suction tubes, which for reasons of hygiene are individually wrapped in paper, are very light and therefore difficult to handle and to attach to the outside surface of the packing container by mechanical means.The disclosed machine separates the wrapped tubes from a continuous band, applies an adhesive, orientates each packing container and tube in relation to each other and attaches the tube to the container. | |
