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US3690225A
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Box partition assembly machine
Assignee: MOSER BOX PARTITION CO Inc
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Filing: 1971-02-22
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Granted: 1972-09-12
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Expires: 1991-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A box partition assembly machine having a first assembly station for depositing a plurality of longitudinal partition strips into channels of a structure and a second assembly station for inserting transverse partition strips into the longitudinal partition strips to form a box partition assembly. The first assembly station has a magazine supporting a supply of longitudinal partition strips and which moves from front to rear of the machine and intermittently deposits a longitudinal partition strip into each of a selected number of guide channels under the control of a template which may be a transverse partition strip. The magazine has a continuous, smooth motion for optimum operation. The machine is constructed for easy set-up to handle a variety of partition strips both as to the dimensions thereof as well as to the spacing of the slots in the partition strips and it is also constructed to provide for maximum speed of operation. The machine has partition ejecting structure associated with each magazine including bite elements which can be simply adjusted for the particular partition strips to be ejected.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Monaco
- 👤 Arthur L Monaco
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:46
CPC Classifications
B; B31; B31D; B31D5/00; B31D5/0004; B31D5/0013; B31B; B31B2105/00; B31B2120/00; B31B2120/20; B31B2120/25; B31B50/00; B31B50/74; B31B50/81
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having a pair of assembly stations, guide structure on said frame and extending between said stations for guiding a series of longitudinally-disposed strips in spaced-apart relation to said second assembly station, a first partition strip magazine at said first assembly station movably mounted on said frame to travel along a path across and above said guide structure, means for moving said magazine in said path in one continuous smooth motion, means for ejecting a plurality of partition strips successively from said first magazine and depositing said strips into the guide structure as the first magazine moves, a partition strip advancing conveyor movable along the guide structure to advance the partition strips in said guide structure through the second assembly station, a second partition strip magazine at the second assembly station, and means associated with said second magazine for ejecting transverse partition strips to move into nested relation with the longitudinal partition strips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having a pair of assembly stations, guide structure on said frame and extending between said stations for guiding a series of longitudinally-disposed strips in spaced-apart relation to said second assembly station, a first partition strip magazine at said first assembly station movably mounted on said frame to travel along a path across and above said guide structure, means for moving said magazine in said path in one continuous smooth motion, means for ejecting a plurality of partition strips successively from said first magazine and depositing said strips into the guide structure as the first magazine moves, a partition strip advancing conveyor movable along the guide structure to advance the partition strips in said guide structure through the second assembly station, a second partition strip magazine at the second assembly station, and means associated with said second magazine for ejecting transverse partition strips to move into nested relation with the longitudinal partition strips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 wherein the path of travel of said first partition strip magazine is at a diagonal to the length of the guide structure and the pAth of said strip advancing conveyor whereby said conveyor can engage and advance one or more of the deposited partition strips as said magazine is depositing one or more additional strips near the end of its travel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said partition strip ejecting means includes a movable plunger on said first magazine, means on said magazine for stroking said plunger each time a longitudinal partition strip is to be ejected and deposited into said guide structure, and a circuit for controlling said stroking means including a detector movable with said first magazine for detecting a template mounted on said frame adjacent said detector, said template shaped to correspond to the slots in a transverse partition strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 3 wherein said template is a transverse partition strip and said detector is a photocell.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said frame has a vertically adjustable table, said guide structure for longitudinal partition strips being mounted on said table and including a series of individually adjustable channels with open upper ends, whereby the table can be adjusted to assure proper deposit of partition strips of different heights into said guide structure and the spacing between said longitudinal partition strips can be varied by adjustment of said channels to accommodate different slot spacing in the transverse partition strips.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said partition strip ejecting means includes a movable plunger on said first magazine, said first magazine having a hopper for holding a plurality of partition strips, means associated with said hopper for urging said plurality of partition strips in a direction to position a leading partition strip at an ejection position in said magazine, and a plurality of adjustable bites connected to said plunger to engage an edge of the leading partition strip and eject said last-mentioned partition strip by continued movement of the plunger.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 6 wherein said adjustable bites each have a mounting base operatively connected to said plunger, each base having a recess for movably receiving a bite element which engages a partition strip, a threaded bolt rotatably connected to a bite element and adjustably threaded into said base to control the extension of said bite element out of its mounting recess dependent upon the thickness of a partition strip, and spring means acting between said base and said bite element to hold tension on said bite element in adjusted position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A box partition machine as defined in claim 6 wherein said magazine has a series of brushes located to support the leading partition strip at said ejection position and several adjacent partition strips, said brushes flexing as said leading partition strip is ejected therepast but which hold said adjacent partition strips in the hopper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A box partition machine as defined in claim 6 wherein said partition strip urging means includes a series of timing gear belts extending along the bottom of the hopper and engageable with the lower edges of the partition strips in the hopper whereby the raised sections of the timing belt provide positive advancing teeth to assure advance of the partition strips, and means for yieldably driving said belts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said first partition strip magazine has a rest position at the front of said frame, said partition advancing conveyor has a spaced series of transverse bars for advancing successive sets of longitudinal partition strips, and means responsive to approach of a transverse bar to said first assembly station to initiate movement of said first partition strip magazine through a strip depositing cycle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 whereby means are provided for moving said partitIon advancing conveyor at different rates of movement with speed-up reducing the over-all assembly time, and means for detecting the position of the conveyor to control the time of operation at the faster rate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
A box partition assembly machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said ejecting means for the second partition strip magazine includes a plunger, and means for stroking said plunger including a circuit having a photocell detector positioned in advance of said second assembly station to scan a longitudinal partition strip being moved by the strip advancing conveyor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
214 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having a pair of assembly stations, guide structure on said frame and extending between said stations for guiding a series of longitudinally-disposed strips in spaced-apart relation to said second assembly station, a first partition strip magazine at said first assembly station movably mounted on said frame to travel along a path across and above said guide structure, means for moving said magazine in said path in one continuous smooth motion, means for ejecting a plurality of partition strips successively from said first magazine and depositing said strips into the guide structure as the first magazine moves, a partition strip advancing conveyor movable along the guide structure to advance the partition strips in said guide structure through the second assembly station, a second partition strip magazine at the second assembly station, means associated with said second magazine for ejecting transverse partition strips to move into nested relation with the longitudinal partition strips, means for driving said strip advancing conveyor at a unitform rate of speed required to advance longitudinal partition strips of a maximum length, and means for moving said conveyor at an increased speed for a time interval when shorter longitudinal partition strips are used.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
214 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having a pair of assembly stations, guide structure on said frame and extending between said stations for guiding a series of longitudinally-disposed strips in spaced-apart relation to said second assembly station, a first partition strip magazine at said first assembly station movably mounted on said frame to travel along a path across and above said guide structure, means for moving said magazine in said path in one continuous smooth motion, means for ejecting a plurality of partition strips successively from said first magazine and depositing said strips into the guide structure as the first magazine moves, a partition strip advancing conveyor movable along the guide structure to advance the partition strips in said guide structure through the second assembly station, a second partition strip magazine at the second assembly station, means associated with said second magazine for ejecting transverse partition strips to move into nested relation with the longitudinal partition strips, means for driving said strip advancing conveyor at a unitform rate of speed required to advance longitudinal partition strips of a maximum length, and means for moving said conveyor at an increased speed for a time interval when shorter longitudinal partition strips are used.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
An assembly machine as defined in claim 13 wherein said driving means includes a hydraulic motor and a fluid circuit therefor including a flow restriction, and said speed increasing means includes a pair of switches operated by the conveyor to periodically render said flow restriction inoperative.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
102 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having an assembly station, a partition strip magazine at said station, and means for ejecting a partition strip from said magazine including a movable plunger, a plurality of mounting bases connected to said plunger for movement therewith, a recess in each of said bases, a plurality of movable bite elements adjustably mounted one in each of said recesses to control the projection thereof outwardly of the recess dependent upon the thickness of a partition strip, and threaded means for adjusting said bite elements.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
102 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having an assembly station, a partition strip magazine at said station, and means for ejecting a partition strip from said magazine including a movable plunger, a plurality of mounting bases connected to said plunger for movement therewith, a recess in each of said bases, a plurality of movable bite elements adjustably mounted one in each of said recesses to control the projection thereof outwardly of the recess dependent upon the thickness of a partition strip, and threaded means for adjusting said bite elements.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
An assembly machine as defined in claim 15 wherein said threaded means includes a bolt threaded into said base and rotatably engaging said bite element, and spring means acting between said base and bite element to hold tension on said bite element in adjusted position.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
An assembly machine as defined in claim 15 wherein said magazine has a series of flexible brushes supporting a partition strip in position for ejection.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
129 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having a pair of assembly stations, guide structure on said frame and extending between said stations for guiding a series of longitudinally-disposed strips in spaced-apart relation to said second assembly station, means at said first assembly station for depositing said series of longitudinally-disposed strips, means for advancing said last-mentioned strips along the guide structure to the second assembly station, a partition strip magazine at the second assemblY station, means associated with said magazine for ejecting transverse partition strips to move into nested relation with the longitudinal partition strips and means for scanning successive slots in a travelling longitudinal partition strip to control said ejecting means at the second assembly station.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
129 words
A box partition assembly machine for assembling preformed partition strips which extend both longitudinally and transversely comprising, a frame having a pair of assembly stations, guide structure on said frame and extending between said stations for guiding a series of longitudinally-disposed strips in spaced-apart relation to said second assembly station, means at said first assembly station for depositing said series of longitudinally-disposed strips, means for advancing said last-mentioned strips along the guide structure to the second assembly station, a partition strip magazine at the second assemblY station, means associated with said magazine for ejecting transverse partition strips to move into nested relation with the longitudinal partition strips and means for scanning successive slots in a travelling longitudinal partition strip to control said ejecting means at the second assembly station.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-09-12 | 1976-03-13 | 1976-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-09-12 | 1980-03-13 | 1980-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-09-12 | 1984-03-13 | 1984-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |