Inventors:
Larry J. Mattson - Charlotte NC
John T. Roberts - Clover SC
Claude E. Monsees - Charlotte NC
Les J. Kanna - Lancaster SC
Assignee:
Roberts Systems Inc. - Charlotte NC
International Classification:
B31B 186
Abstract:
A continuous motion apparatus for installing handles onto cartons includes a handle dispenser and a handle conveyor. The handle conveyor comprises a track associated with an overhead belt in a pronged pick-up arm. The pick-up arm inserts through a handle and carries a handle to a surface of the carton, where a pair of rollers in a curved plow engage the handle and force it from the pick-up arm. The arm rotates in time sequence with the belt.