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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Leslie Dillard, Easley, SC (US);
Jon Paul Laskis, Simpsonville, SC (US);
J. Mark Nunn, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lifting apparatus for a case on a conveyor system. A chain vertically hangs over a conveyor belt. A hook is positioned on an end of the chain. A piston retracts and releases the chain. The hook interacts with and moves front flaps on cases traveling on the conveyor system.