Patent ID: 7726099
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A method of sealing a surface of a case to be sealed with tape, the method comprising: advancing a case to be sealed along a work surface; contacting a first end of a length of the tape extending along an applicator surface with a first wall surface of the advancing case to adhere the first end of the tape to the first wall surface; with continued advancement of the case to be sealed, rotating a linkage that supports the applicator surface while dispensing the tape against the first wall surface of the advancing case; with continued advancement of the case to be sealed, rotating the linkage further to cause the applicator surface to round a forward edge of the advancing case; with continued advancement of the case to be sealed, pressing the tape against a second wall surface of the advancing case; and with continued advancement of the case to be sealed, lowering the case to be sealed through a taping drop region from a first elevation to a second lower elevation and concurrently cutting the tape by depressing a flexible wiper arm and adhering a cut end portion of the tape against a third wall surface of the advancing case with the flexible wiper arm.