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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2024
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jean-Christophe Bonnain, Châteauroux, FR;
Frederic Limousin, Le Poinçonnet, FR;
Fabrice Avril, Châteauroux, FR;
Amelie Strohm-Volondat, Châteauroux, FR;
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system for grouping containers includes a first track including a first plurality of lugs, each lug having a respective gripper coupled thereto configured to drive containers along the first track and a second track configured to move a second plurality of lugs wherein each of the lugs is coupled to a respective gripper configured to receive containers from the first track, and move the containers along the second track wherein the grippers of the second track contact the container while the gripper of the first track contacts the container.