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US 2006/0131130 A1Published application
Article transfer system
AssigneeRennco LLC
InventorsRobin Thurgood, Phillip Hillard
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AssigneeRennco LLC
InventorsRobin Thurgood, Phillip Hillard
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The present invention provides a transfer system and method for aligning articles. The transfer system comprises a transfer member adapted to transfer the articles along a designated path, an orientation-adjustment portion having an orienter that is adapted to rotate at least a first portion of the articles, and a receiving portion that is adapted to restrict movement of at least a second portion of the articles along the designated path Each of the articles has a surface configuration that allows the articles to compress along an axial direction when at least two of the surface configurations of a respective adjacent two of the articles are aligned, and the receiving portion and the orienter cooperate to align the first portion and the second portion and compress a length of the first portion and the second portion along an axial direction of the articles.
A transfer system for articles and suitable for use in an automated bagging device, the article transfer system comprising:
A method for compressing an axial length of a bundle of articles, said method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.