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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10954009 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2016

Carton forming or feeding machine with controlled motion

Applicant:

Kliklok Llc, Decatur, GA (US);

Inventor:

Jeff Deering, Loganville, GA (US);

Assignee:

KLIKLOK LLC, Decatur, GA (US);

Attorney:

King & Schickli, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Andrew M Tecco

Assistant Examiner:

Nicholas E Igbokwe

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/02 (2017.01); B31B 50/04 (2017.01); B31B 50/06 (2017.01); B31B 50/80 (2017.01); B65B 5/02 (2006.01); B31B 50/07 (2017.01); B65B 43/28 (2006.01); B31B 50/78 (2017.01); B65B 35/56 (2006.01); B65B 35/10 (2006.01); B31B 120/30 (2017.01); B31B 100/00 (2017.01); B31B 110/35 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/024 (2013.01); B31B 50/024 (2017.08); B31B 50/062 (2017.08); B31B 50/07 (2017.08); B31B 50/782 (2017.08); B31B 50/80 (2017.08); B31B 50/804 (2017.08); B65B 35/10 (2013.01); B65B 35/56 (2013.01); B65B 43/285 (2013.01); B31B 50/06 (2017.08); B31B 2100/00 (2017.08); B31B 2110/35 (2017.08); B31B 2120/302 (2017.08);
Abstract

A machine for forming a carton from a carton blank. The machine includes at least one mover including a picker for picking the carton blank from the hopper and associating the carton blank with the mover. A controlled motion track is provided for moving the at least one mover and picker along a path of travel to a stationary position for engaging the carton blank in the hopper. A further aspect relates to maintaining a suction force on the carton blank during conveyance, including along a linear portion of the track associated with a lugged conveyor for assisting in erecting the blank into a carton. Another aspect relates to a rotatable bucket for receiving and supporting the product, and a controlled motion track for positioning the bucket and associated product for delivery to the carton. Related methods are also described.

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