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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Kenneth M. Welborn, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Gregg A. Martin, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Steven N. Tomlin, Crimora, VA (US);
Jimmy L. Meyer, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Colin R. Hart, Ankeny, IA (US);
Kenneth M. Welborn, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Gregg A. Martin, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Steven N. Tomlin, Crimora, VA (US);
Jimmy L. Meyer, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Colin R. Hart, Ankeny, IA (US);
F.R. Drake Company, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Abstract
A packing method and system are disclosed which system includes a first platform having a product support surface for supporting a product and a second platform for supporting a box into which the product is to be packed. After a box is received on and secured to the second platform, the second platform is rotated so that the open top of the box faces the first platform and moved toward the first platform until the box substantially surrounds the product on the product support surface. The first and second platforms are then rotated simultaneously so that the product is transferred from the product support to the box, and the full box is discharged to a discharge conveyor.