Appeal No. 2004-1671
Application No. 09/905,024
applying indicia supported on a carrier sheet interposed
between the packages to be stamped and the stamping head in
response to operable engagement between the reciprocal stamping
head and the packages to be stamped.
26. 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;
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;
an adjustable support frame for supporting the stamping head
to accommodate containers of different sizes to be transported
along the transport path, the support frame adjustably moveably
vertically to maintain a single common operational processing plane
corresponding to an upper surface of each container to be
transported along the transport path; and
at least one stop moveable between an extended position for
obstructing passage of a container through the stamping station and
a retracted position allowing passage of the container through the
stamping station.
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