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US 10,589,338 B1Granted
Feed assembly for automated machines
OwnerThomas G. Kieraninventor
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Abstract
An assembly for feeding objects downstream into an automated machine includes a track, a tamping location on the track, a stop disposed at the tamping location, and a forward path through the track. A spring proximate to the tamping location moves between a first position and a second position. In the first position of the spring, the spring cooperates with the stop to interrupt the forward path. In the second position of the spring, the spring cooperates with the stop to open the forward path to allow objects to move downstream in the track.
Claims9
An assembly for feeding caps to a cap-lining machine, the assembly comprising:
- a track, a tamping location on the track configured to be positioned under a tamp of a cap-lining machine, a stop disposed at the tamping location, and a forward path through the track;
- a spring proximate the tamping location, wherein the spring is spaced apart from the stop and wherein the spring moves between a first position and a second position;
- in the first position of the spring, the spring cooperates with the stop to interrupt the forward path;
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- in the second position of the spring, the spring cooperates with the stop to open the forward path to allow objects to move downstream in the track.
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