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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:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph D Greenwell, Florence, KY (US);
Assignee:
R. A. Jones & Co. Inc., Covington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493313 ; 493315 ;
Abstract
In a cartoning machine, apparatus for erecting a carton. The apparatus includes a channel-shaped element having spaced parallel walls and suction cups between the walls of the channel-shaped element. The channel-shaped element engages a carton in a magazine. The suction cups draw the carton into the area between the walls of the channel-shaped element and in so doing cause the carton to open.