Method and apparatus for palletizing elongated bags of container ends
CA 2305664 A1 · Owner: Kracus, Steffen W. · Inventors: Kracus, Steffen W.; Schneberger, William E.; Moore, Dennis F. Jr.
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A palletizing mechanism (PP, WB, HB-1, HB-2) supplies a pallet and a length of wrapping paper for receiving successive rows of bags until a full pallet load is prepared. The palletizing apparatus can be mated to the bagger apparatus and operated synchronously therewith under the management of a common programmable controller. The palletizer apparatus receives each stick of can ends in a predetermined orientation, and maintains the orientation vis-a-vis all sticks in a pallet load. The sticks are placed sequentially into a row of predetermined number of sticks, then that row is loaded onto the top of a layer of wrapping, the first row being supported on a suitable empty pallet then …
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- Filed September 30, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 30, 2018.
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