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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:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter H Gundal, Centerville, MA (US);
Bruce R MacDonald, Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sencorp Systems, Inc., Hyannis, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B / ; B30B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
100 35 ; 83 13 ; 834363 ; 83615 ; 83630 ; 100215 ; 100257 ; 100286 ;
Abstract
A form, loop and trim system is provided with a toggle mechanism for dynamic counterbalancing. The system operates at high speed with reduced vibration. The system may be conveniently adjusted to handle products of different sizes, shapes and materials. An improved feed apparatus for indexing a sheet of thermoformed articles is also disclosed.