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US3243077A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Carton separating mechanism

Assignee: Diamond Automations Inc
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Filing: 1964-08-24
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Granted: 1966-03-29
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Expires: 1984-08-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George N Bliss
  • 👤 George A Page

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 19:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B43/00; B65B43/42; B65B43/44

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
IN A CARTON DISPENSING DEVICE FOR CARBONS HAVING A FRONT BENDABLE LID-LOCKING FLAP, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AND INCLINED CHUTE, A MOVABLE FIRST THIN BLADE FOR INTERMITTENTLY SUPPORTING A STACK OF CARTIONS IN SAID CHUTE AT THEIR FRONT FLAPS, A SECOND THIN BLADE NORMALLY SPACED FROM AND BELOW SAID FIRST BLADE AND MOVABLE TO AND FROM A CONTIGUOUS POSITION WITH SAID FIRST BLADE, MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID TWO BLADES LATERALLY AWAY FROM AND TOWARD SAID STACK OF CARTONS ADJACENT THEIR BENDABLE FLAPS, AND RELEASING SAID FIRST BLADE FROM A ITS STACK SUPPORTING POSITION WHEN SAID BLADES ARE WITHDRAWN, MEANS TEMPORARILY SUPPORTING SAID STACK WHEN SAID TWO BLADES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHDRAWN, A SEPARATOR ENGAGING AND BENDING THE FRONT FLAP OF THE BOTTOM CARTON IN SAID STACK DOWN FROM THE FLAP NEXT ABOVE THERETO WHILE SAID BLADES ARE WITHDRAWN, SO THAT UPON RETURN OF SAID BLADES TO SAID STACK SAID BLADES EASILY ENTER BETWEEN SAID LOWERMOST FLAP AND SAID FLAP NEXT ABOVE THERETO, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID SECOND BLADE UPON ITS RETURN INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BOTTOM CARTON IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID STACK AND SEPARATING SAID BOTTOM CARTON FROM SAID STACK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 192 words
IN A CARTON DISPENSING DEVICE FOR CARBONS HAVING A FRONT BENDABLE LID-LOCKING FLAP, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AND INCLINED CHUTE, A MOVABLE FIRST THIN BLADE FOR INTERMITTENTLY SUPPORTING A STACK OF CARTIONS IN SAID CHUTE AT THEIR FRONT FLAPS, A SECOND THIN BLADE NORMALLY SPACED FROM AND BELOW SAID FIRST BLADE AND MOVABLE TO AND FROM A CONTIGUOUS POSITION WITH SAID FIRST BLADE, MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID TWO BLADES LATERALLY AWAY FROM AND TOWARD SAID STACK OF CARTONS ADJACENT THEIR BENDABLE FLAPS, AND RELEASING SAID FIRST BLADE FROM A ITS STACK SUPPORTING POSITION WHEN SAID BLADES ARE WITHDRAWN, MEANS TEMPORARILY SUPPORTING SAID STACK WHEN SAID TWO BLADES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHDRAWN, A SEPARATOR ENGAGING AND BENDING THE FRONT FLAP OF THE BOTTOM CARTON IN SAID STACK DOWN FROM THE FLAP NEXT ABOVE THERETO WHILE SAID BLADES ARE WITHDRAWN, SO THAT UPON RETURN OF SAID BLADES TO SAID STACK SAID BLADES EASILY ENTER BETWEEN SAID LOWERMOST FLAP AND SAID FLAP NEXT ABOVE THERETO, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID SECOND BLADE UPON ITS RETURN INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BOTTOM CARTON IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID STACK AND SEPARATING SAID BOTTOM CARTON FROM SAID STACK.

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