IPC 7 English version B65B 11/00-B65B 21/26

IPC ⁷ English version

B65 - B65B 9/24

B65B01100-B65B02126

B65B 23/00 - B65B 37/20

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 65

CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL

B 65 B

MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C 1/44; paper-bag holders as shop or office accessories A47F 13/08; apparatus for coating, e.g. by dipping, B05C; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B; nailing or stapling devices B25C, B27F; inserting documents in envelopes and closing the latter B43M 3/00, B43M 5/00; labelling B65C; wrappers, containers or other packaging elements, e.g. binders, closures, protective caps, B65D; transport or storage devices B65G; devices for handling sheets or webs of interest apart from their application in packaging machines B65H; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B; hand- or power-operated devices not attached to, or not incorporated in, containers or container closures for opening closed containers B67B 7/00; packaging of matches C06F; wrapping sugar during manufacture C13H; packaging of ammunition or explosive charges F42B 39/00; making containers or receptacles, see the appropriate subclasses)

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Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles, or quantities of material, in strips, sheets, or blanks, of flexible material (bundling articles by applying narrow strips or bands of flexible material B65B 13/00; devices for folding or bending wrappers around contents B65B 49/00; devices for gathering or twisting wrappers B65B 51/00)

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Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, without changing their position during the wrapping operation, e.g. in moulds with hinged folders (by doubling a wrapper and securing its opposed free margins to enclose contents B65B 11/48; by disposing contents between two sheets and securing their opposed free margins B65B 11/50; covering or wrapping cores by winding webs, tapes, or filamentary material B65H 81/00)

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the articles being rotated

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Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in defined paths

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in a single straight path

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to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

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and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube

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the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted

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to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting

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in two or more straight paths

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to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

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and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube

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the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted

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to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting

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in a curved path, e.g. on rotary tables or turrets

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to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

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and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube

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the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted

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to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting

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in a combination of straight and curved paths

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to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

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and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube

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the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted

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to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting

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Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by folding a wrapper, e.g. a pocketed wrapper, and securing its opposed free margins to enclose contents

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Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins (apparatus or devices for forming pockets in or from sheets, blanks or webs B65B 47/00)

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one sheet being rendered plastic, e.g. by heating, and forced by fluid pressure, e.g. vacuum, into engagement with the other sheet and contents, e.g. skin-packaging

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Wrapping by causing the wrapper to embrace one end and all sides of the contents, and closing the wrapper onto the opposite end by forming regular or irregular pleats

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Rolling articles with wrappers along a supporting surface (for bottles B65B 21/26)

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Applying two or more wrappers, e.g. in succession

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Bundling articles (bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band B65B 27/00)

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Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles, e.g. using strings, wires, strips, bands, or tapes (specially adapted for harvesting A01D 37/00, A01D 39/00, A01D 59/00, A01F 1/00; tying devices in baling presses A01F 15/14, B30B 9/30; applying reinforcing means to non-metal sleepers E01B 31/28) [3]

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with means for guiding the binding material around the articles prior to severing from supply

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Stationary ducts or channels

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Single guide or carrier for the free end of material movable part-way around articles from one side only

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Carriers travelling completely around the articles while holding the free end of material

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attached to rotating rings

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Pairs of carriers or guides movable around opposite sides of the articles

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with means for severing the binding material from supply and then applying it around the articles

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Details of, or auxiliary devices used in, bundling machines

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Means for compressing or compacting bundles prior to bundling

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Means for controlling tension of binding means

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Securing ends of binding material

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by knotting

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by twisting

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by deforming the overlapping ends of the strip or band

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by welding, soldering, or heat-sealing; by applying adhesive

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by applying separate securing members, e.g. deformable clips

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Attaching articles to cards, sheets, strings, webs, or other carriers

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Attaching small articles, e.g. buttons, to cards (cards for buttons, collar-studs, or sleeve-links A44B 7/00)

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Attaching a series of articles, e.g. small electrical components, to a continuous web

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Other machines, apparatus, or methods for packaging articles or materials

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Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling

Machines, apparatus, or methods adapted for packaging articles or materials presenting special problems, or for special packaging operations; Unpacking bottles or eggs

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Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws, welding electrodes (final treatment of cigars or cigarettes after manufacture A24C 1/38, A24C 5/60)

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Packaging cigarettes

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Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes

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Turning individual cigarettes to present printed marks in desired position

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Positioning oval cigarettes in overlapped arrangement

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Arranging cigarettes in layers each comprising a predetermined number

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Inserting the cigarettes, or wrapped groups thereof, into preformed containers

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into pocket boxes, e.g. boxes of rectangular form closed at one end by a flap adapted to be inserted into a slot in the body

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into boxes with two pockets

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into drawer-and-shell type boxes or cartons

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into boxes with hinged lids

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Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers

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using hollow mandrels through which groups of cigarettes are fed

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Machines specially adapted for packaging cigars

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Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines (of general application in packaging machines B65B 57/00)

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responsive to presence of faulty articles, e.g. incorrectly-filled cigarettes

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responsive to incorrect grouping of articles or to incorrect filling of packages

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Packaging other rod-shaped articles, e.g. sausages, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws, welding electrodes

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Packaging or unpacking of bottles (bundling bottles B65B 27/04)

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into or from preformed containers, e.g. crates

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Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers

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Forming groups of bottles

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Introducing or removing single bottles, or groups of bottles, e.g. for progressive filling or emptying of containers

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using gravity flow

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using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks (grippers in general B25J) [3]

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Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation

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using gravity flow

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using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks (grippers in general B25J) [3]

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with means for varying spacing of bottles

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by inverting and raising or lowering the container relative to bottles

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Enclosing bottles in wrappers

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Applying wrappers to individual bottles by operations involving rotation or rolling of the bottles (to articles in general B65B 11/56)

B65 - B65B 9/24

B65B 23/00 - B65B 37/20