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(11) | EP 0 373 774 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Handling apparatus |
(57) Apparatus for handing and folding articles, especially pairs of socks, comprises
conveyor means (13) for presenting the articles in sequence to a folding station (14),
folding means for folding the articles across a notional transverse line, holding
means for holding first and subsequent folded articles in face to face relationship,
means for presenting a folded rider card to said folded articles, means for gripping
said card and articles together, and means for securing said rider card to said articles. The various operational means may be disposed at stations around a carousel mechanism. The invention also includes a pick and place mechanism for withdrawing rider cards from a stack thereof and folding them about predetermined fold lines. |