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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Sainguen Houatchanthara, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Sainguen Houatchanthara, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Axon Corporation, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B65B 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for forming a sleeve from a flat tube and applying the sleeve to a container. A length of flat tube is advanced from a supply to a position between a pair of movable grippers. The grippers are extended to contact and hold the tube, and a cutter severs the length of flat tube from the supply. A vacuum is applied to the grippers, and the grippers are retracted to open the cut flat tube into a round configuration. A second length of flat tube is advanced, pushing the open cut length tube onto a container that is being moved therebeneath on a conveyor.