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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:
Oct. 29, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Melvin B Herrin, Meadowbrook, PA (US);
Henry M Chandler, Horsham, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493334 ; 493379 ; 156556 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method is described for precision aligning and joining of individual blanks together along an overlapping portion thereof by a bonding agent. The individual blanks are conveyed along the apparatus with their lateral edges retained in grooved guides for aligning and maintaining the blanks in precise registration with one another. The grooved guides are provided with ramped transition sections which displace the overlapping edge portion of the blanks towards each other such that the blanks can be joined together by a bonding agent provided therebetween upon further contact of the overlapping portion of the blanks.