US3238697A
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Assignee: General Strapping Co
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Filing: 1962-10-26
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1982-10-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Zucker Irwin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:17
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B11/00; B65B11/06; B65B11/08; B65B11/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
WRAPPING APPARATUS FOR A BUNDLE PREVIOUSLY ENFOLDED IN A CONTINUOUS U-SHAPED SHEET COVERING ITS LOWER FRONT AND UPPER SURFACES AND LATERALLY EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BUNDLE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, (A) MEANS FOR PROPELLING SAID ENFOLDED BUNDLE LONGITUDINALLY ALONG A SUPPORT SURFACE, (B) A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED BACKING MEMBER SUSPENDED ABOVE SAID SUPPORT SURFACE FOR SLIDABLY ENGAGING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID BUNDLE, (C) A PAPER FOLDING ASSEMBLY AT EACH SIDE OF THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID BUNDLE, EACH FOLDING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, (1) A FIRST FOLDING ARTICULATED GATE HAVING A FIRST OUTER EDGE HINGED BESIDE SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID GATE BEING RESILIENTLY UREGED TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID BUNDLE, (2) A VERTICAL PADDLE HAVING ITS INNERMOST EDGE PIVOTED ON THE OPPOSITE EDGE OF SAID GATE AND RESILIENTLY URGED PARALLEL TO SAID GATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
WRAPPING APPARATUS FOR A BUNDLE PREVIOUSLY ENFOLDED IN A CONTINUOUS U-SHAPED SHEET COVERING ITS LOWER FRONT AND UPPER SURFACES AND LATERALLY EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BUNDLE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, (A) MEANS FOR PROPELLING SAID ENFOLDED BUNDLE LONGITUDINALLY ALONG A SUPPORT SURFACE, (B) A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED BACKING MEMBER SUSPENDED ABOVE SAID SUPPORT SURFACE FOR SLIDABLY ENGAGING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID BUNDLE, (C) A PAPER FOLDING ASSEMBLY AT EACH SIDE OF THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID BUNDLE, EACH FOLDING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, (1) A FIRST FOLDING ARTICULATED GATE HAVING A FIRST OUTER EDGE HINGED BESIDE SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID GATE BEING RESILIENTLY UREGED TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID BUNDLE, (2) A VERTICAL PADDLE HAVING ITS INNERMOST EDGE PIVOTED ON THE OPPOSITE EDGE OF SAID GATE AND RESILIENTLY URGED PARALLEL TO SAID GATE.
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