Patent ID: 11904567
Assignee: KLIKLOK LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A carton blank feeding and shuttle machine, comprising:
a first driven belt supported by a first plurality of pulleys attached to a first side and a second driven belt supported by a second plurality of pulleys attached to an opposing second side;
a first rod attached to the first driven belt and a second rod attached to the second driven belt, each of the first and second rods extending across the first and second opposing sides;
at least one controller for controlling movements of (a) the first driven belt and (b) the second driven belt; and
a plucking head supported by the first and second rods such that common motion of the first and second driven belts moves the plucking head along a transport path between an initial position from which the plucking head engages a carton blank and an intermediate position from which the plucking head disengages the carton blank.