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EP 1312551 B1 20040630 - Machine for applying a transport handle to an article

Title (en)

Machine for applying a transport handle to an article

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Bestücken einer Ware mit einem Tragegriff

Title (fr)

Machine pour munir un article d' une poignée de transport

Publication

EP 1312551 B1 20040630 (DE)

Application

EP 01126848 A 20011112

Priority

EP 01126848 A 20011112
US 694001 A 20011204

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1312551A1] The machine for automatically fitting carrying handles (2) on film-wrapped bottles comprises rollers feeding plastic sheet (5) over a star wheel with three or more equally-spaced arms (4a - 4c) which feeds the sheet over the top of the pack and cooperates with a second wheel (10) with the same number of arms.

IPC 1-7

B65B 61/14

IPC 8 full level

B65B 61/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 61/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1312551 A1 20030521; EP 1312551 B1 20040630; US 2003101685 A1 20030605

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01126848 A 20011112; US 694001 A 20011204