公开(公告)号：US20240351723A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18639505

申请日：2024-07-15

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Inventor： Jimmy D. WHITTEN ,  George MORELAND ,  Brian WILLIAMS

IPC: B65B27/04 ,  B65B41/04 ,  B65B43/44 ,  B65B61/06

CPC classification number: B65B27/04 ,  B65B41/04 ,  B65B61/06 ,  B65B43/44

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. A supply of container carriers are provided in connected sticks of two or more container carriers. An applicating drum is configured to accept a single container carrier stick from a queue and provide the container carrier stick to a supply of containers. A cutoff system is configured to cut the sticks of two or more container carriers into individual container carriers but not cut between adjacent unconnected sticks of container carriers.