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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Michael Fisher, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Trevor James Powers, Batavia, NY (US);
Michael Patrick Fay Seguin, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 61/10 (2006.01); B65B 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 61/10 (2013.01); B65B 61/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wrap removal device includes (a) an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer wrapping and (b) one or more delivery elements disposed on or in the engagement surface. The one or more delivery elements are configured to generate energy that one or more of melts, cuts, or weakens the outer wrapping along a path without melting, cutting, or modifying the container. The wrap removal device can quickly remove the outer wrapping without damage to the container.