Kenneth R Waters

US Patent:

52133192, May 25, 1993

Filed:

Feb 24, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/840130

Inventors:

Norman P. Crowe - Milford OH
Kevin S. Mastrorocco - Milford OH
Kenneth L. Waters - Bethel OH

Assignee:

International Paper Box Machine Company, Inc. - Milford OH

International Classification:

B65H 500
B65H 304

US Classification:

271 10

Abstract:

For use with container production equipment, an apparatus is provided for controllably feeding a consistent stream of carton blanks in shingled form from a stack by applying constant pressure downwardly on a rotating belt which frictionally engages the top carton blanks to remove them from the stack. The preferred arrangement for removing carton blanks includes a device for applying pressure comprising an air pressure cylinder, and includes an arrangement for controlling the pressure applied to automatically maintain a constant pressure. The level of pressure applied may be adjusted to accommodate changing coefficients of friction between the feed belt and carbon blanks, and between adjacent carbon blanks, as well as to control the pressure applied to shingle a series of single carton blanks or to shingle a series of groups of two or more carbon blanks. A positioning arrangement permits positioning the point of application of pressure, thereby allowing adjustment of the shingle length, as well as adjustment to shingle carton blanks of different sizes.

US Patent:

20220230503, Jul 21, 2022

Filed:

Jan 17, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/577145

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
John Savage - Cincinnati OH, US
Kenneth L. Waters - Felicity OH, US

International Classification:

G07F 11/10
G07F 11/04
G07F 11/14
G07F 11/16
G07F 9/02

Abstract:

A dispenser for scrubs or other items is modular and can be configured with a desired number of cells for storing scrubs and dispensing them accordingly. The dispenser includes a main or primary bank of cells with each cell housing an inventory of multiple scrubs for dispensing. The main bank of cells may operate in a standalone manner to dispense scrubs, or additional banks can be added to the main bank for increased inventory capacity. The scrubs are stored in a vertical stack in each cell with the uppermost scrub in the cell being the next scrub in that cell to be dispensed. One or more pickers each translate along a gantry to be selectively positioned above one of the cells for picking to pull the uppermost scrub in the cell and elevate it out of the cell. Multiple pickers may operate simultaneously to pick and dispense multiple scrubs at the same time. Each cell includes a platform supporting the vertical stack of scrubs. Once picked, the scrub is moved by the picker along the gantry to a discharge position in the main bank over a discharge delivery chute.