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US 2026/0008577 A1Published application
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.
Claims14
A device comprising:
- an engagement surface receiving a container having an outer regenerated cellulose wrapping;
- and
- one or more linear delivery elements disposed in the engagement surface in a single linear path, the one or more linear delivery elements generating heat that cuts the outer regenerated cellulose wrapping along a single linear path without cutting the container.
A device comprising:
- an engagement surface receiving a container having an outer regenerated cellulose wrapping, the container including a first material that is not regenerated cellulose;
- and
- a linear delivery element generating heat that cuts the outer regenerated cellulose wrapping along a single linear path without melting or modifying the container.
A wrap removal device comprising:
- an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer wrapping;
- and
- one or more delivery elements positioned to generate energy that cuts the wrapping along a linear path without cutting or scorching the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.