Patent ID: 11958698
Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of grouping containers into a package of containers comprising:
conveying a stream of containers using a first plurality of grippers in contact with the containers along a first portion of a first track;
transferring the containers to a second plurality of grippers, wherein transferring the containers comprises moving each of the containers by a respective gripper of the second plurality of grippers while maintaining contact with a respective gripper of the first plurality of grippers along a second portion of the first track; and
withdrawing the respective gripper of the first plurality of grippers from contacting the container of the stream of containers,
wherein the respective gripper of the first plurality of grippers accelerates after initially contacting the container to convey the container along the first portion of the first track.