Conveyable cover former and fastening system
CA 2127658 C · Owner: Straeter, Joseph G. · Inventors: Straeter, Joseph G.; Weder, Donald E.
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An apparatus and method for forming a cover about an article and for automatically fastening the cover to the article, and optionally for automatically placing a label on the covered article. The article may be an article such as a potted plant and the cover may be a decorative cover. The apparatus comprises a platform having at least one opening sized to allow passage therethrough of an article. A conveyable cover forming assembly is supported on a conveying assembly. A sheet of material can be supported in a position generally over the opening. The article can be pushed into the cover forming assembly, causing the sheet to be formed into a cover about the article. The apparatus also …
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- Filed July 8, 1994 and granted May 16, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 8, 2014.
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