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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:
Apr. 21, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cecil R Bell, Jr, Pinnacle, NC (US);
Richard Thomas, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jasper R London, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Walter R Sizemore, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53250 ; 53 50 ; 53258 ; 221211 ; 271101 ; 271102 ; 271103 ;
Abstract
A device for placing articles such as coupons or the like in cartons being conveyed past a work station containing the device. The device includes an upright coupon or the like article supply hopper, a reciprocatory mechanism for inserting the articles into the cartons as they are conveyed past and momentarily stopped adjacent thereto and a reciprocating vacuum or suction mechanism for removing the coupons from the supply hopper and placing them in the path of the inserting mechanism for placement into cartons.