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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
May. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric Gifford, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156366 ; 156558 ; 156566 ; 1983451 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for labeling bottles in a stream. An input conveyor is provided for supplying bottles to a presenting station. Bottles are restrained at the presenting station until the appropriate time by an entrance gate. Bottles are conveyed from the presenting station to a work station by an advancing conveyor. Bottles entering the work station drive the predecessor bottle out of the work station. An exit gate is provided to halt bottles leaving the work station so that they act as a registration stop for bottles entering the work station.