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OwnerH. J. Paul LANGEN, Sharran BADRIE +2inventors
InventorsH. J. Paul LANGEN, Sharran BADRIE, Tomasz KARDYNAL, Constantin MIGHIU
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A system is disclosed for loading cases with items comprising: an item delivery apparatus operable to deliver a plurality of items to a transfer station; a collation platform operable to support a group of items; a pedestal apparatus operable to support the group of items; a first transfer apparatus operable to transfer a plurality of items from the item delivery apparatus to the collation platform. A second transfer apparatus transfers the group of items from the collation platform to the pedestal apparatus. At least one movement rod moves the group of items. A case movement apparatus such as a six-axis robotic arm is moves an erected case in a path that sheaths a group of items located on said pedestal apparatus with an erected case. The path of the case may have a tilted position and include an arced pivoting movement.
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A system of loading cases with items, the system comprising:
A system as claimed in 52, wherein said system is operable such that after (c), then (d) wherein said first and second movement rods engage with said erected case move said erected case to a flap folding apparatus, said flap folding apparatus operable to close the bottom side flaps of said erected case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.