Packaging machines and improvements thereto
AssigneeKeymac Packaging Systems Limited
InventorsAlbert Bradley, Michael Bradley
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Abstract
An automatic packaging machine is provided and comprises a plurality of in-feed conveyors for separately conveying contents. The conveyors are at different heights. The machine includes means for placing the contents into a packaging article, or placing the packaging article around the contents, with the contents in a vertically stacked configuration.
Claims15
An automatic packaging machine comprising a plurality of in-feed conveyors for separately conveying contents, the conveyors being at different heights, and means for placing the contents into a packaging article, or placing the article around the contents, with the contents in a vertically stacked configuration.
A method of inserting trays into packaging sleeves comprising the steps of:
- a) in-feeding trays on separate conveyors which are at different heights and laterally offset;
- b) converging trays to a vertical stack;
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- c) inserting the trays into a packaging sleeve in the vertical stack.
A packaging sleeve consisting of four external panels and being foldable from a generally flat configuration to an erected configuration with a generally quadrilateral section, the sleeve comprising one or more internal divider panels defining internal apertures for receiving contents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.