Appeal No. 2004-1671
Application No. 09/905,024
APPENDIX
1. An apparatus for stamping indicia on a plurality of
packages positioned within an opened container comprising:
an adjustable transport conveyor for moving a plurality of
containers sequentially along a transport path through an opening
station, a stamping station, and a closing station, the entire
transport path extending between first and second counter rotating
conveyor belts operably engaging opposite sides of each container
to be transported for imparting motion thereto;
a reciprocal stamping head moveable between a first position
spaced from a container positionable at the stamping station and a
second position operably engageable simultaneously with the
plurality of packages to be stamped positioned within the
container, and
a carrier sheet supporting indicia to be applied to the
packages interposed between the packages to be stamped and the
stamping head, the indicia applied to the packages in response to
operable engagement between the reciprocal stamping head and the
packages to be stamped.
12. A method for stamping indicia on a plurality of packages
positioned within an opened container comprising the steps of:
conveying a plurality of containers sequentially along a
transport path through an opening station, a stamping station, and
a closing station, the entire transport path extending between
first and second counter rotating conveyor belts operably engaging
opposite sides of each container to be transported for imparting
motion thereto with an adjustable transport conveyor;
reciprocating a stamping head between a first position spaced
from a container positionable at the stamping station and a second
position operably engageable simultaneously with the plurality of
packages to be stamped positioned within the container; and
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