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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wade D Fletcher, Hartsville, SC (US);
Jerry F Sansbury, Hartsville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Products Company, Hartsville, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B / ; B65B / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29809 ; 29235 ; 53314 ;
Abstract
A pair of laterally spaced pocketed starwheels, mounted on a common shaft for synchronized rotation, receive and cradle composite fiber cans in a manner so as to preclude distortion of the cans upon movement past a capping station wherein the edge of each can engages an aligned flexible lid which is wiped onto the can end as the end is drawn past an inclined plate by continued movement of the can. A shaft mounted backing plate, laterally spaced from the outermost starwheel, stabilizes the can during the lid mounting operation.