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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Maxie Joe Fowler, Hodge, LA (US);
William Belmont Osteen, Hodge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Stone Container Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271185 ; 198412 ; 198415 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for rotating substantially flat articles being transported along a production line is provided. The apparatus is configured so as to rotate the articles, about an axis extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of transport of the articles, through a desired number of degrees of rotation, while permitting the articles to be transported along the production line in a substantially uninterrupted and unimpeded manner.