Patent ID: 6732498
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B65B,B65G,Y10S

Abstract:
A piece count and collation system comprising:a cut-and-seal apparatus including a pair of rotatable members positioned immediately adjacent each other for receiving a tube wrapping containing a plurality of sequentially spaced objects, said rotatable members rotating in opposite directions to one another and each comprising: a first cutting edge having a first bonding surface positioned immediately adjacent thereto; a second cutting edge spaced apart from said first cutting edge and having a second bonding surface positioned immediately adjacent thereto; wherein at least one of said rotatable members includes a vacuum grasping member positioned between said first and said second cutting edges for grasping one of said plurality of sequentially spaced objects in said tube wrapping received by said cut-and-seal apparatus while said tube-wrapping is cut and bonded on both ends to form a fully wrapped object; and a rotatable transfer member having a second vacuum assisted grasping member for receiving said fully wrapped object from said first vacuum grasping member.