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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jimmy D. Whitten, Westminster, SC (US);
Sam Lockaby, Easley, SC (US);
Charles Bryan Shiflet, Anderson, SC (US);
Brian Williams, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 17/025 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. An applicating drum applies each container carrier to a group of containers and a push down wheel subsequently firmly engages the container carrier to the group of containers so that each applied container carrier is engageable with each container.
Whitten, Jimmy. (2025). Container carrier applicating machine (U.S. Patent No. 12466593). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12466593
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