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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2008
Demetris P. Young, Durham, NC (US);
Jody Dumond, Cary, NC (US);
George Raymond Abrams, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew P. Daniels, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Demetris P. Young, Durham, NC (US);
Jody DuMond, Cary, NC (US);
George Raymond Abrams, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew P. Daniels, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Parata Systems, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A device for singulating open-ended objects includes: a housing configured to retain a plurality of open-ended objects, the housing having an open lower end; an outer ring positioned below the housing; a drum positioned within the outer ring to form a drum assembly, the drum including a hub having a substantially circular wall and a plurality of wings that extend radially outwardly from the wall to contact the outer ring, the hub, wings and outer ring forming a plurality of gaps; a mounting structure with an exit aperture fixed relative to the housing; and a rotary drive unit mounted to the drum that rotates the drum about an axis of rotation. The presence of the wings can enable the device to singulated caps more consistently.