Patent ID: 11884437
Assignee: RENNCO LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method of delivering cup-like containers to a container receiving path of a packaging station, comprising:
(a) utilizing a first infeed tower with a first movable tower segment and a second infeed tower with a second movable tower segment, wherein the first movable tower segment and the second movable tower segment are movable independently of each other;
(b) loading cup-like containers into the first movable tower segment while the first movable tower segment is in a first load position offset from the container receiving path;
(c) loading cup-like containers into the second movable tower segment while the second movable tower segment is in a second load position offset from the container receiving path;
(d) shifting the first movable tower segment to an unload position aligned with the container receiving path and dropping cup-like containers from the first movable tower segment to the container receiving path;
(e) shifting the first movable tower segment back toward the first load position;
(f) shifting the second movable tower segment to the unload position and dropping cup-like containers from the second movable tower segment to the container receiving path.