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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stevan Tisma, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Steven Zabran, Bartlett, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tisma Machinery Corporation, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53244 ; 53247 ; 53251 ; 53252 ; 53257 ; 53529 ; 53535 ; 53537 ; 53540 ;
Abstract
An automatic packaging machine is adapted to insert a plurality of layers of product into a carton. In a preferred embodiment, the product is carried in an X-Y tray which is able to expand or to contract in width and to raise or lower, thereby giving two dimensional geometrical adjustments. A first layer of product is loaded into the X-Y tray. Then the tray is lowered and a second layer is placed over the first layer. The process is repeated for any number of layers. Thereafter, the stack of layers is pushed into a carton.