Device for attaching a straw to a carton container

Patent 5037366 Issued on August 6, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 17, 2010. 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.

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Inventor

Yokoyama, Yoshimitsu

Assignee

Gilliland Industrials Corporation

Application

No. 524623 filed on 05/17/1990

US Classes:

493/84, Assembling of distinct members53/128.1, WITH COVER-ADJUNCT APPLICATION OR FORMATION53/410Forming a cover adjunct or application of a cover adjunct to a cover

Examiners

Primary: Schmidt, Frederick R.
Assistant: Marlott, John A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Marden; Earle R., Petry; H. William

International Class

B65B 019/34

Abstract

A straw applicator to seal an encapsulated straw to the side of a carton container which employs a rotating drum having concave sections to pick up the straw and carry it to the severing and sealing position.