Device for attaching articles to packages, bottles and other objects
Patent 4584046 Issued on April 22, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 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.
April 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 3635779 3707423 3890192 Magnetic patch arrangement apparatus Label applicator Labeling machine Machine for the application of suction tubes to packing containers Mechanism for applying merchandising labels to packages/objects of different weights and dimensions Machine for labeling bodies and shoulders of containers Patent #: 4336095 InventorApplicationNo. 06/462613 filed on 01/31/1983US Classes:156/358, Of application of bonding pressure156/353, Of cutter156/363, Responsive to presence, absence, or condition of article to which applied156/517, Severing before bonding or assembling of parts156/521, Delivering cut part in sequence to serially conveyed articles156/539, For plural parts or plural areas of single part156/567Turret or rotary drum-type conveyerExaminersPrimary: Kimlin, Edward C.Assistant: Falasco, L. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB65B 61/20 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1982-02-05 DEAbstractA device for attaching articles (11) to packages (12) which are passed to the applicator device (10) at irregular intervals. When this is done the articles (for example, drinking straws (11)), are thrust against the package (12) by means of rotatable applicator arms (41). The applicator arm (41) is tilted against the action of a pull-off spring (51) by a burst of compressed air that acts on the arm (41) for a brief period so that it moves back into its initial position immediately after pressing against the package (12).The applicator device (10) can be tilted about two perpendicular directions and can be secured in order that the drinking straws (11) can be secured in different directions and on variously inclined surfaces of the package (12).Field of SearchResponsive to presence, absence, or condition of article to which appliedOf feed or motion of indefinite length work or transfer carrying tape Of application of bonding pressure By presence or absence of work to which applied Delivering cut part in sequence to serially conveyed articles Means simultaneously conveying plural articles from a single source and serially presenting them to an assembly station Turret or rotary drum-type conveyer For flexible sheets Rotary or pivoted picker Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier Means serially presenting discrete base articles or separate portions of a single article Of feed of articles to assembly station For plural parts or plural areas of single part Severing before bonding or assembling of parts Of cutter | |
