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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2003
Applicant:
John Baranowski, Bensalem, PA (US);
Inventor:
John Baranowski, Bensalem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Campell Soup Company, Camden, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dispensing system dispensing items includes a dispensing station and a first conveyor for transporting containers to the dispensing station. The dispensing station includes a dispenser for dispensing items to the containers, a mechanism for spacing the containers to a predetermined pitch, a transfer wheel for removing the containers from the first conveyor, a star wheel for receiving the containers from the transfer wheel and for transporting the containers in synchronization with the dispenser, and a turret for removing the containers from the star wheel.