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US 2011/0214965 A1Published application
Medical guide leaflet insertion device
OwnerKenneth G. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A vertical device and method for the ultimate insertion of a leaflet or the like together with a container such as a medical bottle into a carton and which can be used in conjunction with either a vertical or a horizontal cartoner.
Claims2
A vertical leaflet delivery device adapted to be used in conjunction with a cleated conveyor having pockets for the carriage and delivery of both a container and an informational leaflet to a carton, the improvement which comprises:
- a leaflet feeder comprising a plurality of vertical lanes adapted to receive leaflets and to deliver such leaflets to a feeder throat;
- a gated feeder throat adapted to receive leaflets from said leaflet feeder and to align them with their ultimate delivery point on the cleated conveyor and to deliver them to a lowerator when the gated throat is opened;
- a lowerator adapted to receive leaflets from said gated feeder throat and to deliver them to a non-vacuum star wheel;
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- a non-vacuum star wheel adapted to receive leaflets one at a time and to deliver each such leaflet to a separate pocket of a cleated conveyor.
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