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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1988
Robert C James, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lloyd Kovacs, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Matthew R Lind, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Hayssen Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Abstract
A carton loading machine comprising an endless conveyor carrying a series of holders each adapted to hold an erected carton in upright position and movable to move each holder from a carton receiving station for entry of an erected carton in the holder from the outside of the conveyor to a loading station for loading the carton and thence to a discharage station for discharge of the loaded carton, each holder having a fixed side and a movable side and latch members associated with said sides, the latch member associated with the fixed side and the movable side and latch member associated therewith being movable between open and closed positions.