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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Dennis J. May, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Samuel D. Griggs, Raleigh, NC (US);
Matthew Lowder, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas E. Whittlesey, Apex, NC (US);
Dennis J. May, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Samuel D. Griggs, Raleigh, NC (US);
Matthew Lowder, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas E. Whittlesey, Apex, NC (US);
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods for rucking sleeves of covering material onto a chute body include a plurality of spaced apart rotatable wheels having a primary axis of movement, wherein, in operation, the plurality of wheels have an automated stroke cycle whereby each is configured to travel inwardly a distance sufficient to snugly abut an outer surface of a chute body and remain in contact with the chute body while the wheels travel in a first direction about the primary axis of movement and in an opposing second direction about the primary axis of movement.