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US 12,428,190 B2Granted
Wrap removal device
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJoseph Michael Fisher, Trevor James Powers, Michael Patrick Fay Seguin
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Abstract
A wrap removal device includes (a) an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer wrapping and (b) one or more delivery elements disposed on or in the engagement surface. The one or more delivery elements are configured to generate energy that one or more of melts, cuts, or weakens the outer wrapping along a path without melting, cutting, or modifying the container. The wrap removal device can quickly remove the outer wrapping without damage to the container.
Claims3
A device comprising:
- an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer polymer wrapping;
- and
- a single linear strip of a delivery element disposed in the engagement surface, the single linear strip of the delivery element configured to generate ultrasound energy or heat that cuts the outer polymer wrapping along a single linear path without cutting or modifying the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.