Conveyor and packaging apparatus and packaging conveyance and packaging methods
CA 2389340 A1 · Owner: Spencer, Jack D. · Inventors: Spencer, Jack D.; Sutton, David
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The present invention relates to a conveyor and packaging apparatus as well , as packaging conveyance and packaging methods for irregularly shaped articles (16) and packages, such as for food products as in the case of conical packages for ice cream confections and the like. In the present invention pairs of manufactured articles (16) having irregular profiles are moved along a conveyor system (1). Each of a given pair of articles (16) moves along an independent conveyor path toward a predetermined destination. Each article (16) may undergo a change in alignment along its path such that it is in a preferred orientation upon leaving the conveyor system (1). In a preferred embodiment, …
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- Filed October 17, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 17, 2020.
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