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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Dish Network L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Jimmy A. Pollard, Jr., Boiling Springs, SC (US);
Zachary Morrison, Greer, SC (US);
DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
An opening station for facilitating box opening may include a scanning station, an edge opening station, and a conveyor assembly. The scanning station is configured to measure a length 'L', height “H”, and/or width “W” of a substantially square box having a top, a bottom, two sides, and two edge portions. The edge opening station is configured to perform perforation operations on at least one of the two edge portions. A complete box opening system may include the scanning station, edge opening station, conveyor, and at least one of a top opening station and a side opening station.