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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Christopher J. Ludwig, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
Christopher J. Ludwig, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 27/04 (2006.01); B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 41/12 (2006.01); B65B 67/00 (2006.01); B65B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 27/04 (2013.01); B65B 17/02 (2013.01); B65B 17/025 (2013.01); B65B 21/00 (2013.01); B65B 67/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for applying a flexible carrier to a plurality of containers includes a base with a plurality of pockets and an indexing means and a carrier having a series of indexing features that correspond with the indexing means for placement of the carrier relative to the base, wherein a container may be inserted into one of the plurality of pockets of the base for desired alignment within the carrier.