Apparatus for the application of wrapped articles to package containers
Patent 4574558 Issued on March 11, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 22, 2003. 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.
December 22, 2003. 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 3716307 3775909 3910811 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/565013 filed on 12/22/1983US Classes:53/136.1, Applied to package198/339.1WITH MEANS TO FACILITATE WORKING, TREATING, OR INSPECTING CONVEYED LOAD AT A STATIONExaminersPrimary: Coan, James F.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB65G 47/84 (20060101)B65B 61/20 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1982-12-24 JPAbstractAn apparatus for the application of wrapped articles to package containers which includes a transferring and sealing device by means which articles are transferred and sealed to the surface of a package container which is carried in a bucket wheel. The apparatus is further characterized in that the bucket wheel is provided with an odd number of compartments and the pitch between packages on a conveyor supplying packages to the bucket wheels is twice the pitch of the compartments on the bucket wheel. In addition, the transferring and sealing device inclines the articles so that they are obliquely adhered to the package containers. | |
