US3119213A
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Packaging method and apparatus
Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-13
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1981-06-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kinney Alfred William
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B35/00; B65B35/30; B65B35/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A METHOD OF CASING ARTICLES SUCH AS PACKAGES, CONTAINERS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FEEDING SAID ARTICLES IN PROCESSIONAL COLUMN-LIKE ORDER ALONG A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PATH OF TRAVEL, INDIVIDUALLY COUNTING OUT AND SEPARATING A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF THE LEADING ONES OF SAID ARTICLES AND BRINGING THEM TO REST IN CLOSELY GROUPED RELATION, SHIFTING SAID GROUPED ARTICLES LATERALLY FROM SAID PATH OF TRAVEL ONTO SPACED PARALLEL SUPPORT RODS WHICH YIELDABLY ENGAGE RESPECTIVE WALL SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH ARTICLE AND SUSPEND SAID ARTICLES FREELY THEREBETWEEN, POSITIVELY FORCING SAID ARTICLES VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY TO STRIP THEM FROM BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT RODS AND ONTO AN UPWARDLY BIASED ELEVATOR WHICH DESCENDS UNDER THE FORCE APPLIED TO SAID ARTICLES TO A LOWER LEVEL WHICH IS DISPLACED FROM THE ORIGINAL ELEVATOR POSITION BY A DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID ARTICLES, TEMPORARILY LOCKING SAID ELEVATOR AT SAID LOWER LEVEL WHILE SHIFTING A SUCCEEDING GROUP OF SAID ARTICLES ONTO SAID SUPPORT RODS, REPEATING THE FOREGOING SEQUENCE TO GROUP A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF SAID ARTICLES ON SAID ELEVATOR TIER UPON TIER, AND SHIFTING SAID TIERED ARTICLES LATERALLY FROM SAID ELEVATOR INTO AN AWAITING PACKING CASE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
A METHOD OF CASING ARTICLES SUCH AS PACKAGES, CONTAINERS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FEEDING SAID ARTICLES IN PROCESSIONAL COLUMN-LIKE ORDER ALONG A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PATH OF TRAVEL, INDIVIDUALLY COUNTING OUT AND SEPARATING A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF THE LEADING ONES OF SAID ARTICLES AND BRINGING THEM TO REST IN CLOSELY GROUPED RELATION, SHIFTING SAID GROUPED ARTICLES LATERALLY FROM SAID PATH OF TRAVEL ONTO SPACED PARALLEL SUPPORT RODS WHICH YIELDABLY ENGAGE RESPECTIVE WALL SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH ARTICLE AND SUSPEND SAID ARTICLES FREELY THEREBETWEEN, POSITIVELY FORCING SAID ARTICLES VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY TO STRIP THEM FROM BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT RODS AND ONTO AN UPWARDLY BIASED ELEVATOR WHICH DESCENDS UNDER THE FORCE APPLIED TO SAID ARTICLES TO A LOWER LEVEL WHICH IS DISPLACED FROM THE ORIGINAL ELEVATOR POSITION BY A DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID ARTICLES, TEMPORARILY LOCKING SAID ELEVATOR AT SAID LOWER LEVEL WHILE SHIFTING A SUCCEEDING GROUP OF SAID ARTICLES ONTO SAID SUPPORT RODS, REPEATING THE FOREGOING SEQUENCE TO GROUP A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF SAID ARTICLES ON SAID ELEVATOR TIER UPON TIER, AND SHIFTING SAID TIERED ARTICLES LATERALLY FROM SAID ELEVATOR INTO AN AWAITING PACKING CASE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-01-27 | 1967-07-29 | 1968-01-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-01-27 | 1971-07-29 | 1972-01-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-01-27 | 1975-07-29 | 1976-01-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |