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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Richard John Nighy, Stratford upon Avon, GB;
Scott Nicholson, Rivers Falls, WI (US);
Inventors:
Richard John Nighy, Stratford upon Avon, GB;
Scott Nicholson, Rivers Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
IMI Cornelius Inc., Glendale Heights, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for handling and filling flexible pouches in which a feeder mechanismdelivers a chain of interlinked flexible pouchesto a selector mechanismcomprising a linear actuatorand selector headoperable to detach the leading pouchfrom the chain of pouches and move the selected pouchto a station for removing a cap from the pouch, filling the pouchwith liquid, re-attaching the cap and releasing the pouch for dispense.