Continuous circular motion case packing and closure apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20030106288A1
SERIAL NO

10223398

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A packing apparatus which includes a feed conveyor adapted to convey articles to a pick up station and a case conveyor adapted to sequentially convey cases, having an open top and a plurality of flaps, to a feed station. Pick up and grid heads are provided and are adapted to pick up successive slugs of the articles at the pick up station and to sequentially deposit the slugs in each of the cases while they are in the release station. A removal conveyor is provided to successively receive the slug filled cases from the release station and pass them onto a case sealing apparatus which is arranged over the removal conveyor and is operative to apply an adhesive to certain of the flaps and to then move the flaps over the open top into a secured closed position.

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HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL INC1200 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 19615-5477

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dillard, Robert Leslie Easley, SC 7 81
Hartness, Thomas Patterson Greenville, SC 9 186
Scott, David Lee Greenville, SC 6 81
Wiernicki, Richard M Roebuck, SC 7 970

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