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US3168204A
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Apparatus for packing fruit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-25
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Granted: 1965-02-02
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Expires: 1982-06-25
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Voullaire Izak Johannes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:33
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B35/00; B65B35/30; B65B35/36; B65B35/38; B65B25/00; B65B25/02; B65B25/04; B65B25/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY PACKING FRUIT IN CASES COMPRISING MEANS FOR DELIVERING ARTICLES OF FRUIT TO FORM A LAYER THEREOF AT A PICK-UP POSITION WITH THE ARTICLES IN PREDETERMINED ROW FORMATION, MEANS CO-OPERATING IN TIMED RELATION WITH SAID FIRST-MENTIONED MEANS FIRSTLY TO ENGAGE WITH AND DEFORM THE LAYER AT THE PICK-UP POSITION TO DISPOSE THE ARTICLES OF FRUIT IN A CONVEX FORM, SECONDLY TO LIFT AND MOVE THE CONVEX LAYER OF FRUIT TO A RELEASE POSITION DISPOSED RELATIVE TO A FRUIT CASE OF PREDETERMINED DIMENSIONS, AND THIRDLY TO RELEASE THE LAYER OF FRUIT TO ASSUME WITHIN THE FIRST CAUSE THE SAID ROW FORMATION, A SOURCE OF PARTIAL VACUUM, SAID LIFTING AND MOVKNG MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SUCTION CUPS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF PARTIAL VACUUM, SAID CUPS BEING SO ARRANGED AND CONTROLLED THAT EACH ARTICLE OF FRUIT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY VACUUM ATTACHED TO AN INDIVIDUAL SUCTION CUP AND RETAINED THEREBY IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE PREDETERMINED ROW FORMATION OF THE SAID LAYER UNTIL REQUIRED TO
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY PACKING FRUIT IN CASES COMPRISING MEANS FOR DELIVERING ARTICLES OF FRUIT TO FORM A LAYER THEREOF AT A PICK-UP POSITION WITH THE ARTICLES IN PREDETERMINED ROW FORMATION, MEANS CO-OPERATING IN TIMED RELATION WITH SAID FIRST-MENTIONED MEANS FIRSTLY TO ENGAGE WITH AND DEFORM THE LAYER AT THE PICK-UP POSITION TO DISPOSE THE ARTICLES OF FRUIT IN A CONVEX FORM, SECONDLY TO LIFT AND MOVE THE CONVEX LAYER OF FRUIT TO A RELEASE POSITION DISPOSED RELATIVE TO A FRUIT CASE OF PREDETERMINED DIMENSIONS, AND THIRDLY TO RELEASE THE LAYER OF FRUIT TO ASSUME WITHIN THE FIRST CAUSE THE SAID ROW FORMATION, A SOURCE OF PARTIAL VACUUM, SAID LIFTING AND MOVKNG MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SUCTION CUPS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF PARTIAL VACUUM, SAID CUPS BEING SO ARRANGED AND CONTROLLED THAT EACH ARTICLE OF FRUIT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY VACUUM ATTACHED TO AN INDIVIDUAL SUCTION CUP AND RETAINED THEREBY IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE PREDETERMINED ROW FORMATION OF THE SAID LAYER UNTIL REQUIRED TO
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