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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1980
Alan R Peters, Stratford, CT (US);
Automation International Corp., Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
This invention is in the field of automatic machinery and in one embodiment useful for removing the contents of 'blister' packages in ribbon form, comprises a group of three in-line die blocks, which move together in a square motion, having a lateral distance of motion equal to the distance between blister packs on a common ribbon. Sequentially, the first is a positioning die, the second includes a bottom-positioned upward moveable perforating die to perforate an exit hole in the bottom of the package, and the third includes a top positioned downward moveable punch for impinging on the top of the blister and forcing the contents of the package out through the perforated exit hole.