Michael L Corrigan

US Patent:

40219925, May 10, 1977

Filed:

Jul 6, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/702480

Inventors:

Walter Charles Spaude - Milwaukee WI
Thomas Duane Wichman - Franksville WI
Michael Thomas Corrigan - Racine WI
Jimmie Carl Joannon - Racine WI

Assignee:

J. I. Case Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

B65B 1302

US Classification:

53 3

Abstract:

An in-line system of packaging, securing, and weighing items which are originally collected in a tote pan and delivered to a packaging bench where they are placed into a container and then onto a conveyor which moves them to a first photo-electric eye and weighing scale. The containers are then either removed at that point or are passed along a second conveyor and to a second photoeye and weighing scale, and those containers may be banded or wrapped and are then set off for shipping. The entire system is an in-line system where the containers move along in a supported arrangement on a conveyor and need not be removed from the conveyor until the containers are ready for shipping and they have therefore been packaged, secured by banding or the like, weighed, postage applied, and the like.