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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Anthony H. Gates, Alliance, OH (US);
Scott E. Gates, Atwater, OH (US);
Inventors:
Anthony H. Gates, Alliance, OH (US);
Scott E. Gates, Atwater, OH (US);
Assignee:
Gates Automation, Inc., Alliance, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 43/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing the first pouch from a stack of pouches includes apparatus adapted to bend an edge of the first pouch away from the second pouch of a stack to define a bent edge and a bend in the first pouch. The first pouch is then slid away from the second pouch to remove the first pouch from the plurality of adjacent pouches. This method allows the first pouch to be reliably separated from the second pouch by overcoming the various forces that typically cause adjacent pouches to cling to each other while stacked together.