Patent ID: 11873181
Assignee: SERPA PACKAGING SOLUTIONS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A system for separating and feeding items individually, comprising:
a. an upstream feeder magazine having a track through which a row of pre-packaged items are advanced toward a picking station disposed downstream of the feeder magazine; and
b. said picking station operable to perform a picking operation which removes said pre-packaged items one at a time from said feeder magazine, said picking station comprising:
i. an arresting mechanism for preventing the advancement of the row of pre-packaged items in said feeder magazine, and
ii. a stop tab operable to hold a leading pre-packaged item in said feeder magazine,
wherein said system is operable to perform said picking operation in repetition to separate said pre-packaged items from one another and deliver them individually to a downstream location;
wherein, during each picking operation, the stop tab is moved away from the feeder magazine to enable picking of said leading pre-packaged item.