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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:
Aug. 06, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lyn E Bright, Ceres, CA (US);
Hugh E Cummins, Turlock, CA (US);
Assignee:
B & H Manufacturing Company, Inc., Ceres, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C / ; B65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156456 ; 156567 ; 156568 ; 156D / ; 156D / ;
Abstract
A labeling machine employing a turrent with pairs of axially aligned chucks which are rotatable about their common axis, means to move each pair of chucks farther apart for entry and exit of containers; such machine also having a vacuum drum rotatable about an axis parallel to the turret axis and a roll on pad spaced from and concentric to the vacuum drum to confine each container released by the turret and to roll each container on the cylinder surface of the vacuum drum. The roll on pad may have a rearward (downstream) extension to contact the container and rotate them.