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Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
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Patent
CA 2127493
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 rotatable platform having at least one opening sized to receive the article. At least portions of a sheet of material are supported in a position generally over the opening. A cover forming assembly is disposed in the opening in the support surface. The apparatus also comprises a tying device for automatically applying a band or fastener about the covered article. The apparatus may also comprise a labeling device, an assembly for securing and releasing the sheet of material in the cover forming position, a sheet feeder, a pick and place apparatus, apparatus for automatically removing the covered article from the opening of the platform, and/or apparatus for automatically elevating the covered article as the removal station is approached.
Carmody James G.
Fantz Paul
Leider M. James
Straeter Joseph G.
Straeter William F.
Highland Supply Corporation
Smart & Biggar
Southpac Trust International Inc.
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