Automation for plastic disc
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorWilliam J. COOPER
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Abstract
An apparatus for reinforcing stapling connections created by an elastic stapling apparatus with a plurality of individual reinforcing elements. The apparatus constructs and deploys the plurality of individual reinforcing elements simultaneously with the elastic stapling apparatus generating a plurality of plastic fasteners. The apparatus manufactures the plurality of individual reinforcing elements from a pair of oppositely disposed rolls of reinforcing stock material. The individual reinforcing elements provide additional structural integrity to articles that are deformable in construction.
Claims20
An apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of individual reinforcing elements from a supply of reinforcing stock, comprising:
- a base plate adapted to support the supply of reinforcing stock;
- a pair of modules mounted to the base plate adapted to receive the supply of reinforcing stock, sever the individual reinforcing elements, and deploy the individual reinforcing elements.
An apparatus for manufacturing and dispensing a plurality of individual reinforcing elements from a supply of reinforcing stock for use in conjunction with an elastic stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a base plate adapted to support the elastic stapling apparatus and the supply of reinforcing stock;
- a pair of modules movably mounted to the base plate to align with the elastic stapling apparatus and adapted to receive the supply of reinforcing stock, sever the individual reinforcing elements, and deploy the individual reinforcing elements;
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- wherein the supply of reinforcing stock comprises a pair of rolls of reinforcing stock material.
An apparatus for reinforcing a plurality of stapling connections for use in conjunction with an elastic stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a base plate adapted to support the elastic stapling apparatus and a pair of rolls of reinforcing stock material;
- a pair of modules movably mounted to the base plate in opposing directions, each module adapted to receive one of the rolls of reinforcing stock material, sever the rolls of reinforcing stock material into a plurality of individual reinforcing elements, and deploy the individual reinforcing elements to reinforce the stapling connections;
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- wherein each module comprises a pneumatic element, a linkage drive block engaged by the pneumatic element, a cutting block, a strip feed block attached to the linkage drive, and a cam element movably connecting the linkage drive block and the cutting block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.