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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert C. Beesley, Greenville, SC (US);
J. Mark Nunn, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Benjamin G. Abrams, II, Landrum, SC (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 21/16 (2006.01); B65B 43/54 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 21/16 (2013.01); B65B 43/54 (2013.01); B65B 5/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drop packing apparatus for accepting one or more articles into a case, the drop packaging apparatus including a case pad for accommodating the case and a progressive rate linkage connected with respect to the case pad. A shock absorber is connected with respect to the progressive rate linkage. A conveyoror similar device is connected with respect to the drop packing apparatus to provide a stream of articles to the case.