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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Lbp Manufacturing Llc, Cicero, IL (US);
James A. Hubbard, Jr., Oak Lawn, IL (US);
Stephen Alan Smith, Naperville, IL (US);
Vicky Elizabeth Dittman, Aurora, IL (US);
Frank A. Degliomini, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Samuel Angel Valdes, Shorewood, IL (US);
Glen Powalish, Saint Charles, IL (US);
Mitchell T. Cooper, Plainfield, IL (US);
LBP Manufacturing LLC, Cicero, IL (US);
Abstract
A system includes a sheet holder configured to hold a sheet of blanks, the sheet of blanks including a first blank and a second blank attached to the first blank. A conveyor mechanism is configured to transport the sheet of blanks from the sheet holder to a separator mechanism. The separator mechanism is configured to apply a pulling force to the first blank. A resistance component is configured to apply a resistance force to the second blank to resist the pulling force. The pulling force and the resistance force are configured to separate the first blank from the second blank.