US4540460A
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Slew control mounting device for label magazine
Assignee: Continental Packaging Co Inc
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Filing: 1984-01-20
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2004-01-20
Abstract
Abstract This relates to the mounting of a label magazine in a manner wherein labels carried by such label magazine may be rotated or slewed about a line extending axially of the label magazine through the center of a label. The slew control device is used to effect such rotation and thus orientation of a label so as properly to position the label for transfer. In the preferred usage of the slew control device, each label is transferred into a blow mold half and proper orientation of a label with respect to a blow mold half cavity is obtained utilizing the slew control device. This abstract forms no part of the specification of this application and is not to be construed as limiting the claims of the application.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard A. Blomquist
- 👤 John Avery
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:17
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C9/00; B65C9/08; B65C9/10; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/24; B29C49/2408; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1744; Y10T156/1763; Y10T156/1776; Y10T156/1778; Y10T156/178; Y10T156/1785
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
34 words
A mounting device comprising a label magazine for supporting a label having a center, and a slewable mounting unit carrying said label magazine and forming means for adjustably slewing said label magazine about center.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
A mounting device comprising a label magazine for supporting a label having a center, and a slewable mounting unit carrying said label magazine and forming means for adjustably slewing said label magazine about center.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A mounting device according to claim 1 wherein said mounting unit includes a base, a mounting plate, and an arcuate track arrangement between said base and said mounting plate, said arcuate track arrangement having a center of curvature along a line passing through said center of said label and parallel to the general plane of said base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mounting device according to claim 2 together with an adjustment member extending between said base and said plate for maintaining said plate in an adjusted position relative to said base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mounting device according to claim 2 wherein said base includes a pair of spaced side bars having opposed selected ones of cooperating rails and guideways, and said plate having at opposite sides thereof the others of said cooperating rails and guideways.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A mounting device according to claim 2 wherein said base includes a pair of spaced side bars having opposed selected ones of cooperating rails and guideways, and said plates having at opposite sides thereof the others of said cooperating rails and guideways, and end rails joining together said side rails.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A mounting device according to claim 3 wherein said base includes a pair of spaced side bars having opposed selected ones of cooperating rails and guideways, and said plates having at opposite sides thereof the others of said cooperating rails and guideways, and end rails joining together said side rails.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A mounting device according to claim 6 wherein said adjustment member is an elongated rod having a pivotal connection with said mounting plate and being adjustably slidable through one of said end rails.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mounting device according to claim 4 wherein said rails are carried by said mounting plates, said grooves are formed in said side rails, and said side rails carry adjustable slack takeup members extending into said grooves.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A mounting device according to claim 2 wherein said base is carried by a multi-direction adjustable support.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mounting device according to claim 1 wherein said magazine is associated with a blow molding machine having radially opening molds mounted for rotation, and transfer means for transferring a label into a mold half.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A mounting device according to claim 10 wherein each mold half has a longitudinal axis, and each label being slewable relative to said longitudinal axis in that general plane of said mold which exists at the time of label deposit.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-09-09 | 1989-03-11 | 1989-09-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-09-09 | 1993-03-11 | 1993-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-09-09 | 1997-03-11 | 1997-09-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |