US3683586A
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Apparatus for wrapping articles with wrapping material
Assignee: Izdatelstvo Izvestia Sovetov narodnykh deputatov SSSR
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Filing: 1971-03-04
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Granted: 1972-08-15
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Expires: 1991-03-04
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for wrapping articles with wrapping material, wherein means for folding the free ends of the wrapping materials under the article, which has been previously wrapped up in said material along the three sides thereof, comprises an intermittently driven endless roller conveyor and a reciprocable pusher member adapted to insert one of the free ends of the length of the wrapping material into the space between a pair of the rollers of the endless roller conveyor, this free end being subsequently pulled and folded under the article by this endless roller conveyor.
Inventors
- 👤 Yakov Efimovich Duckhinsky
- 👤 Grigory Avramovich Radutsky
- 👤 Rafail Efimovich Kheifets
- 👤 Grigory Iosifovich Zax
- 👤 Nikolai Ivanovich Anikanov
- 👤 Leonid Pavlovich Grachev
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:58
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B11/00; B65B11/06; B65B11/18; B65B11/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
An apparatus for wrapping an article with wrapping material, comprising: a pair of opposing side walls, an intermittently driven endless roller conveyor positioned intermediate said walls and adapted to support thereon said article to be wrapped up; means for advancing said wrapping material above said article supported by said roller conveyor; a support member having said roller conveyor mounted thereon, said support member being reciprocable in a vertical plane for pushing said article on said roller conveyor together with said wrapping material overlying said article between said side walls, whereby said material is wrapped about said article along the top side and two opposite vertical sides thereof; a movable clamp positioned above said walls and adapted to hold said wrapping material against said top side of said article; a movable pusher member adapted to be extended into the space between an adjacent pair of the rollers of said endless roller conveyor, in order to insert one of the free ends of said wrapping material into said space; a movable abutment member normally positioned above one of said walls and being selectively positionable against the vertical side of said article, remote from said pusher member in the direction of the advance of said endless roller conveyor, when the latter folds said free end of said material, inserted into said space between said pair of said rollers, under said article, whereby said article becomes wrapped in said wrapping material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
237 words
An apparatus for wrapping an article with wrapping material, comprising: a pair of opposing side walls, an intermittently driven endless roller conveyor positioned intermediate said walls and adapted to support thereon said article to be wrapped up; means for advancing said wrapping material above said article supported by said roller conveyor; a support member having said roller conveyor mounted thereon, said support member being reciprocable in a vertical plane for pushing said article on said roller conveyor together with said wrapping material overlying said article between said side walls, whereby said material is wrapped about said article along the top side and two opposite vertical sides thereof; a movable clamp positioned above said walls and adapted to hold said wrapping material against said top side of said article; a movable pusher member adapted to be extended into the space between an adjacent pair of the rollers of said endless roller conveyor, in order to insert one of the free ends of said wrapping material into said space; a movable abutment member normally positioned above one of said walls and being selectively positionable against the vertical side of said article, remote from said pusher member in the direction of the advance of said endless roller conveyor, when the latter folds said free end of said material, inserted into said space between said pair of said rollers, under said article, whereby said article becomes wrapped in said wrapping material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
An apparatus, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said endless roller conveyor comprises a pair of spaced vertically disposed closed conveyor chains, each said chain carrying a pluralitx of journals, said respective journals of said pair of chains being arranged in opposing pairs, said pairs of said Journals supporting therebetween said rollers of said conveyor, freely rotatable in said journals.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3600875A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-08-15 | 1976-02-14 | 1976-08-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-08-15 | 1980-02-14 | 1980-08-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-08-15 | 1984-02-14 | 1984-08-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |