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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Thomas Patterson Hartness, Greenville, SC (US);
Richard M. Wiernicki, Roebuck, SC (US);
Robert Leslie Dillard, Easley, SC (US);
David Lee Scott, Greenville, SC (US);
Thomas Patterson Hartness, Greenville, SC (US);
Richard M. Wiernicki, Roebuck, SC (US);
Robert Leslie Dillard, Easley, SC (US);
David Lee Scott, Greenville, SC (US);
Hartness International, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for processing containers or other articles by using continuous rotation of processing heads in a circular path about a single vertical axis and controlling the processing heads to independently rotate about a swivel axis causing them to move in a straight-line path while the heads are lowered to engage a group of containers or articles arranged in parallel rows. In this manner, a higher production apparatus and method are provided which is simpler, more reliable, requires less floor space, and easy to reconfigure for different applications.