Apparatus for the packaging of articles
Patent 5720149 Issued on February 24, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 3, 2016. 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 3, 2016. 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 3067558 3460667 3488917 3759126 Apparatus for and method of accumulating and thereafter releasing, en masse, a pre-determined number of individual, elongated, cylindrical articles Apparatus for packaging articles and method of making such apparatus Method and means for loading packaged particulate materials Food article filling head Fruit bin filler Patent #: 5502949 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 624445 filed on 04/03/1996US Classes:53/244, Successive deposits of articles53/148, Long slender articles (e.g., cigarettes)53/236, Long slender articles (e.g., matches)53/246, Compartmented receptacle53/251Contents or receptacle transfer between conveyersExaminersPrimary: Moon, DanielAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassB65B 005/10Foreign Application Priority Data1993-10-04 DEAbstractIn an apparatus for the packaging of articles, in particular of sausages (1) or of raw sausage meat (50) formed into sausages (1a) which arrive at a packaging station (3) via a feed device (2), at least one trough wheel (22) is to be arranged in the packaging station (3) above a packing means (36) and to be associated with the feed device (2), wherein the trough wheel (22) and packing means (36) are movable relative to each other.Field of SearchHaving a rotating sectionWith load engaging element carried by the rotating section And a reciprocating section Having variable conveying length Long slender articles (e.g., cigarettes) Long slender articles (e.g., matches) Successive deposits of articles Lowered support Compartmented receptacle Simultaneous deposit of plural articles With means to retard free fall of articles into receptacle Contents or receptacle transfer between conveyers | |
