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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1974
John P Skrypek, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Arnold Peters, West Paterson, NJ (US);
Robert Williams, Randolph, NJ (US);
Sun Chemical Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for unloading decorated cans from wire brush-type container carriers or holders mounted on a closed-loop conveyor chain moving along a path extending through a curing oven includes a plurality of retriever rods mounted on a continuous rotating wheel. Radial movement of the retriever rods is programmed so that the free end of each rod engages the closed end of a can on the outside thereof, axially moving the can from a rear pocket of the wheel to an aligned front pocket. This movement strips the can from the holder, and when the stripped can reaches a predetermined angular position of the wheel such can is directed by gravity into an output conveyor chute.