Tube catcher
CA 1059475 A · Owner: Imasco Limited · Inventors: Lafleur, Roger
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Method and apparatus for counting collating and packaging a, predetermined number of tubular articles. Known devices for handling and delivering a batch of such articles for example cigarette tubes with, filter tip are not capable of automatically delivering and packing a predetermined number of articles: The present apparatus automatically delivers a predetermined number of articles in a packed box by the coordinated action of a counting device, separator gate and first picking plate movable horizontally towards a second picking plate so that the predetermined number of tubular articles are scooped and eventually retained between the two picking plates before removal into a waiting box.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted July 31, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 31, 1996.
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