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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.