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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
Dale C. Merrill, Enfield, NH (US);
Francois Gagnon, Quebec, CA;
Dale C. Merrill, Enfield, NH (US);
Francois Gagnon, Quebec, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A method is disclosed of orienting a container in a labeling system. The method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of containers on a conveyor wherein the containers and the conveyor are moving at a constant velocity V; receiving a captured container of the plurality of containers between a first belt that is moving at a dynamic velocity Vand a second belt that is moving at a dynamic velocity V, the first and second belts capturing opposing sides of a captured container while the captured container remains on the conveyor, wherein at the time of capturing the container between the first and second belts, V, Vand Vare substantially equal to each other; applying a label to the container using the first and second belts by adjusting the velocities Vand V; adjusting the orientation of the captured container by further adjusting the velocities Vand V; and releasing the captured container from the first and second belts at the velocity Von the conveyor, wherein at the time of releasing the container from between the first and second belts, V, Vand Vare substantially equal to each other.