US3131524A
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Automatic carton closing apparatus
Assignee: Diamond National Corp
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Filing: 1962-01-31
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1982-01-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William S Peppler
- 👤 Henry T Maruyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B7/00; B65B7/16; B65B7/20; B65B7/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING RANDOMLY MIXED SIZES OF CARTONS OF DIFFERING HEIGHT AND WIDTH COMPRISING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CONVEYOR REACH HAVING A NORMAL LONGITUDINAL PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING RANDOM SIZED CARTONS END-TO-END ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL PATH OF TRAVEL, CARTON LID-CLOSING MEANS DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG AND ABOVE SAID CONVEYOR REACH AND HAVING AN EFFECTIVE LENGTH OVER WHICH CARTON LIDS WILL BE CLOSED, SAID CARTON LIDCLOSING MEANS BEING FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR REACH, SUPPORT MEANS COMPRISING INDEPENDENTLY-DISPLACEABLE REACH-SUPPORT PORTIONS BENEATH AND INCREMENTALLY AND DISPLACEABLY SUPPORTING SAID CONVEYOR REACH AT LEAST ALONG THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID CARTON LID-CLOSING MEANS FOR PERMITTING SAID CONVEYOR REACH AND CARTONS THEREON TO
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING RANDOMLY MIXED SIZES OF CARTONS OF DIFFERING HEIGHT AND WIDTH COMPRISING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CONVEYOR REACH HAVING A NORMAL LONGITUDINAL PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING RANDOM SIZED CARTONS END-TO-END ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL PATH OF TRAVEL, CARTON LID-CLOSING MEANS DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG AND ABOVE SAID CONVEYOR REACH AND HAVING AN EFFECTIVE LENGTH OVER WHICH CARTON LIDS WILL BE CLOSED, SAID CARTON LIDCLOSING MEANS BEING FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR REACH, SUPPORT MEANS COMPRISING INDEPENDENTLY-DISPLACEABLE REACH-SUPPORT PORTIONS BENEATH AND INCREMENTALLY AND DISPLACEABLY SUPPORTING SAID CONVEYOR REACH AT LEAST ALONG THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID CARTON LID-CLOSING MEANS FOR PERMITTING SAID CONVEYOR REACH AND CARTONS THEREON TO
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