Patent ID: 11945661
Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. A conveyor system, comprising:
a first upstream star wheel configured to move a plurality of first containers along a first travel path;
a first downstream star wheel configured to move the plurality of first containers along the first travel path, wherein the first downstream star wheel is located downstream of the first upstream star wheel in a conveying direction in which the first containers are conveyed; and
a plurality of first support bodies with a surface that engages with the first containers as the first containers move downstream for packaging to be applied to the first containers,
wherein the plurality of first support bodies are operatively connected to be moved about a first support body path, and

a packaging path, along which a fiber-based packaging is conveyed, that at least partially overlaps with the first support body path to overlay the fiber-based packaging onto tops of the first containers while the plurality of first support bodies maintain contact with the first containers.