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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:
Jun. 09, 1992
Filed:
May. 20, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Butkevich, Watertown, CT (US);
Daniel M Zubik, Watertown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Screen-Tech Inc., Oakville, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156566 ; 101 401 ; 198375 ; 198379 ; 198621 ; 1987743 ;
Abstract
A container transport and manipulator includes opening and closing beams mounting therealong spaced supports for engaging the ends of parallel horizontally disposed containers, and a swing platform, timed with the supports, for carrying the containers from one support to the next. The final support at the labeling or printing station rocks or manipulates the containers about the axis of curvature of the curved surface on which a label or printing is applied so that the labeling or printing can be smoothly and quickly done in reliable fashion. The final support is quickly set up and changed for different-shaped containers.