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Roll capping machine and method

CA 1231887 A · Owner: Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. · Inventors: Molison, Robert E.; Elsner, Frank, Jr.

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Apparatus and method for inserting a plastic cap into the open end of a roll. Spaced rolls are moved downstream along a continuously moving conveyor and are lifted from the conveyor for capping. A cap gravity falls down a chute to a loading position where it is picked up by a plunger and seated in the end of the lifted aligned roll. The capped roll is then returned to the conveyor.

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  • Granted January 26, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 26, 2005.
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FiledOctober 23, 1984
GrantedJanuary 26, 1988
Term endedJanuary 26, 2005
Patent numberCA 1231887 A
Classification (IPC)B65B7/00 +2 more

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1985198819911994199720002003Application filedOct 23, 1984Patent grantedJan 26, 1988Term endedJan 26, 2005

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