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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
May. 16, 2006
Alfred A. Taylor, Lugarno, AU;
Darren K. Alchin, Hammondville, AU;
Alfred A. Taylor, Lugarno, AU;
Darren K. Alchin, Hammondville, AU;
TNA Australia Pty Limited, Lidcombe, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
An apparatus () to aid in locating articles in bags produced by a packaging machine (). The apparatus () includes a reservoir () to which the articles are delivered, with a plurality of discharge locations being located at angular spaced positions about the reservoir (). Each of the discharge locations () includes an upwardly facing aperture () through which the articles are delivered to a central chute () from where the articles are located in the bags being formed. Adjacent each discharge location () is a conveyor device () that moves angularly so as to take articles from the reservoir () to the associated aperture ().