Patent ID: 9663262
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B65B,D01G

Claim:
1. A method of unwrapping a module of cotton or other fibrous material from a wrapping of at least one layer of sheet material including the steps of: a) raising the round module to a first, or elevated, position on a lift conveyor or vertically-movable support surface; b) advancing a plurality of gripper heads, mounted on a support frame, to an advanced position, into gripping engagement with the layer(s) of the sheet material wrapping; c) lowering the lift conveyor or vertically-movable support surface from the first position towards a second, or lowered, position; and d) retracting the plurality of gripper heads, to expand the wrapping to progressively release the cotton or other fibrous material from the lower portion to the upper portion of the module.