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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Tna Australia Pty Limited, Lidcombe, AU;
Inventors:
Marek Grus, Springwood, AU;
Darren Ken Alchin, Holsworthy, AU;
Assignee:
TNA Australia Pty Limited, Lidcombe, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/22 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01); B65B 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/22 (2013.01); B65B 31/045 (2013.01); B65B 39/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A former assembly () for a packaging machine. The former assembly () includes a frame () that supports a former shoulder (). The former shoulder () has a former opening () that is aligned with a tubular delivery chute (). Product is delivered to the chute (), from where product is delivered to the opening () and therefore the former shoulder (). The delivery chute () has an interior () having a plurality of projections () in the form of ridges (). The ridges are located at angular positions spaced about the generally central axis () and have their major direction of extension downward.