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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Sidel Participations S.a.s., Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Sidel Participations S.A.S., Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Abstract
A transfer device for conveying a plurality of packaging units along a transfer path comprising: a first carrier having at least one first operative branch parallel to the transfer path; at least one first conveying element advanced along the first carrier; a second carrier adjacent to the first carrier and having at least one second operative branch parallel to the transfer path and to the first operative branch; and at least one second conveying element controlled independently from the first conveying element and advanced along the second carrier; wherein the first conveying element and the second conveying element are configured to retain therebetween a packaging unit of the plurality of packaging units and to advance the packaging unit along the transfer path.