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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. 29, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert F Kontz, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 85 ; 156 86 ; 156215 ; 156294 ; 156446 ; 156447 ; 156458 ;
Abstract
A machine for placing and heat-shrinking oriented plastic tubular sleeve labels around containers is described. The machine has a turret with means for holding and rotating containers around the turret periphery including rope drive means. There is also provided sealing means for heating and pressing the heated seam of the sleeve, the means including a free floating self-aligning pressing bar.