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US 5,345,749 AGranted
Bundler
AssigneeGreif Brothers Corporation
InventorRichard C. Tendick
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Abstract
A bundling apparatus includes a upper and lower platens, at least one of which moves vertically across a plate. The plate is preferably slightly slanted to prevent a stack of articles on the lower platen from toppling over. A continuous wrapping sheet is fed to the plate for wrapping the stack after compression between the platens.
Claims13
An apparatus for bundling articles comprising:
- support frame means;
- a back plate mounted on said support frame means and having a front plate surface;
- bottom platen mounted on said support frame for holding a stack of articles;
- top platen means mounted on said support means;
- wrapping feed means for feeding a sheet of wrapping having a first end and a second end, with said sheet having said first end being positioned over said bottom platen, with said stack of articles being disposed on top of said sheet on said bottom platen and said second end being positioned over said top platen;
- platen reciprocating means for vertically reciprocating one of said top and bottom platens to compress said stack between said platens adjacent to said front surface, said platen reciprocating means including an expanding member disposed away from said front surface;
- whereby after said stack is compressed between said top and bottom platens, said first and second end are joined to form a bundle, said bundle including said stack of articles and said top platen extending under said wrapping.
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A bundling apparatus comprising:
- a first and a second upright;
- a plate mounted on said uprights;
- a top platen secured to said uprights;
- a bottom platen reciprocating between a first and a second position along said plate;
- reciprocating means disposed behind said plate for reciprocating said bottom platen;
- wrapper supply means for providing a sheet of wrapping having a first end disposed over said bottom platen and a second end disposed over said top platen;
- wherein said reciprocating means is arranged and constructed to raise said bottom platen with said sheet and said stack for compressing said stack between said bottom and top platens, with a bundle being formed by securing said first and second ends together with said top platen extending into said bundle;
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- bundle removal means for removing said bundle from said upper platen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.