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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
May. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon F Pickering, Lyons, NY (US);
Richard E Partch, Palmyra, NY (US);
Stewart L Fluent, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Colin R Hart, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Assignee:
Huntsman Design Products Corporation, Macedon, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414 27 ; 414908 ; 414186 ; 271903 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for automatically removing bags from a supply conveyor and stacking a predetermined number of bags upon raised pins. The stacks are then placed on a stack transfer assembly that is then moved into a transfer station wherein the stacks are placed on wickets. An endless accumulator conveyor is arranged to deliver the wickets into the transfer station in timed relation with the movement of the transfer assembly between stations.