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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:
May. 16, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven Tisma, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tisma Machine Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53575 ; 53252 ; 19880301 ; 1988032 ;
Abstract
An automobile packaging machine having a conveyor which travels over a fixed and closed path. A plurality of carriers are mounted at fixed intervals along the conveyor. A tray having a fixed physical dimensions, is mounted on the carrier to carry an object having the same dimensions. The tray is releasably locked onto the carrier by a detent and a set screw associated with interconnectors. A spring biased detent indexes the position of said tray on said carrier. Then, a set screw is tightened to lock the tray in place. This way trays may be changed quickly and easily.