US3172435A
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Carton filling machine
Assignee: ANDERSON
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Filing: 1962-12-31
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1982-12-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph F Anderson
- 👤 Strombeck Leo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:08
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B43/00; B65B43/42; B65B43/54; B65B43/56; B65B43/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING CONTAINERS INCLUDING A DOWNWARDLY OPENING DISPENSING NOZZLE FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISPENSING A STREAM OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, TRANSFER MEANS FOR ADVANCING CONTAINERS ALONG A PATH CROSSWISE OF THE NOZZLE TO FEED EMPTY CONTAINERS TO A FILLING STATION BELOW THE NOZZLE AND FOR MOVING FILLED CONTAINERS AWAY FROM THE FILLING STATION, CONTAINER GUIDE MEANS SUPPORTING THE EMPTY CONTAINERS WITH THEIR UPPER EDGES SPACED BELOW THE LOWER END OF THE NOZZLE AS THE CONTAINERS ARE ADVANCED BY THE TRANSFER MEANS TO THE NOZZLE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE CONTAINERS AND THE MATERIAL EMERGING FROM THE NOZZLE, MEANS AT THE FILLING STATION OF ELEVATING A CONTAINER INTO POSITION AROUND THE NOZZLE, CONTAINER SUPPORT MEANS HAVING A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL CONTAINER SUPPORTING SURFACE SPACED BELOW SAID NOZZLE A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF A CONTAINER, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CONTAINER SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVEMENT
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING CONTAINERS INCLUDING A DOWNWARDLY OPENING DISPENSING NOZZLE FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISPENSING A STREAM OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, TRANSFER MEANS FOR ADVANCING CONTAINERS ALONG A PATH CROSSWISE OF THE NOZZLE TO FEED EMPTY CONTAINERS TO A FILLING STATION BELOW THE NOZZLE AND FOR MOVING FILLED CONTAINERS AWAY FROM THE FILLING STATION, CONTAINER GUIDE MEANS SUPPORTING THE EMPTY CONTAINERS WITH THEIR UPPER EDGES SPACED BELOW THE LOWER END OF THE NOZZLE AS THE CONTAINERS ARE ADVANCED BY THE TRANSFER MEANS TO THE NOZZLE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE CONTAINERS AND THE MATERIAL EMERGING FROM THE NOZZLE, MEANS AT THE FILLING STATION OF ELEVATING A CONTAINER INTO POSITION AROUND THE NOZZLE, CONTAINER SUPPORT MEANS HAVING A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL CONTAINER SUPPORTING SURFACE SPACED BELOW SAID NOZZLE A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF A CONTAINER, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CONTAINER SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVEMENT
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-08 | 1968-09-07 | 1969-03-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-08 | 1972-09-07 | 1973-03-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-08 | 1976-09-07 | 1977-03-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |