Dispensing mechanism for separating coupons from a connected ribbon ofcoupons
CA 1279295 C · Owner: General Methods Corporation · Inventors: Kuykendall, Harold D.
Overview
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A mechanism for feeding a ribbon having discrete three dimensional objects includes a specially formed finger which fits through a U-shaped opening from the back side Or the ribbon and incrementally drives the ribbon into position where it is severed along predetermined line by a knife which moves transverse to the direction of movement of the ribbon. The knife includes a gap in the blade opposite the U-shaped opening to avoid severing a tab associated with the U-shaped opening.
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- Granted January 22, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 22, 2008.
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