US3135175A
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Article collating apparatus
Assignee: Fort James Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-26
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Granted: 1964-06-02
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Expires: 1982-04-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J Dexter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:02
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H29/00; B65H29/38; B65H29/42; B65H33/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BAG FORMING MACHINE, COLLATING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A SUCCESSION OF FLAT FOLDED BAGS HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS FED FROM SAID MACHINE IN ONE GENERAL DIRECTION WITH SAID BAGS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID DIRECTION WITH ONE END THEREOF LEADING, AND FOR SELECTIVELY TURNING AND REORIENTING SUCCESSIVE BAGS FED THERETO AND THEREAFTER COLLECTING THE SAME INTO GROUPS; SAID COLLATING APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS FOR RECEIVING BAGS DISCHARGED FROM SAID MACHINE AND FOR TRANSFERRING THE SAME IN SAID GENERAL DIRECTION IN SAID APPARATUS, MEANS FOR POSITIVELY GRASPING AND TURNING AND THEREBY SELECTIVELY REORIENTING BAGS IN SEQUENCE AS THE BAGS ARE TRANSFERRED THERETO AND MOVED LENGTHWISE IN SAID GENERAL DIRECTION BY SAID TRANSFER MEANS, CONTROL MEANS FOR REGULATING SAID GRASPING AND REORIENTING MEANS SO THAT THE SAME IS OPERABLE FIRST TO REORIENT A GIVEN NUMBER OF BAGS WITH THEIR BOTTOM ENDS FACING IN ONE DIRECTION AND TO THEREAFTER REORIENT A GIVEN NUMBER OF SUBSEQUENT BAGS WITH THEIR BOTTOM ENDS FACING IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND MEANS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BAG FORMING MACHINE, COLLATING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A SUCCESSION OF FLAT FOLDED BAGS HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS FED FROM SAID MACHINE IN ONE GENERAL DIRECTION WITH SAID BAGS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID DIRECTION WITH ONE END THEREOF LEADING, AND FOR SELECTIVELY TURNING AND REORIENTING SUCCESSIVE BAGS FED THERETO AND THEREAFTER COLLECTING THE SAME INTO GROUPS; SAID COLLATING APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS FOR RECEIVING BAGS DISCHARGED FROM SAID MACHINE AND FOR TRANSFERRING THE SAME IN SAID GENERAL DIRECTION IN SAID APPARATUS, MEANS FOR POSITIVELY GRASPING AND TURNING AND THEREBY SELECTIVELY REORIENTING BAGS IN SEQUENCE AS THE BAGS ARE TRANSFERRED THERETO AND MOVED LENGTHWISE IN SAID GENERAL DIRECTION BY SAID TRANSFER MEANS, CONTROL MEANS FOR REGULATING SAID GRASPING AND REORIENTING MEANS SO THAT THE SAME IS OPERABLE FIRST TO REORIENT A GIVEN NUMBER OF BAGS WITH THEIR BOTTOM ENDS FACING IN ONE DIRECTION AND TO THEREAFTER REORIENT A GIVEN NUMBER OF SUBSEQUENT BAGS WITH THEIR BOTTOM ENDS FACING IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND MEANS
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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