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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:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Merlin E. Behnke, Grafton, WI (US);
Assignee:
International Product Technology, Inc., New Berlin, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 ; B67B 1/00 ; B67B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 ; B67B 1/00 ; B67B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for packaging parts in compartments of a carrier tape and affixing a cover tape over the carrier tape to trap the parts in the compartments. The method and apparatus provide for deflecting a flange of the carrier tape and sealing the cover tape to the deflected flange. The cover tape is tightened across the carrier tape when the carrier tape flange returns to its undeflected condition.