Patent ID: 6349938
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B07C,B26D,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
In a container forming operation in which a sheet is run through a slitter mechanism which cuts the sheet into a plurality of segments each of which is used to make a container, the improvement comprising a reject mechanism used in conjunction with the slitter mechanism for rejecting unacceptable segments so a container will not be made therefrom, the reject mechanism comprising:support means attached to a frame of the slitter mechanism at an output end thereof; at least one reject finger movable from a retracted position to an extended position, the reject finger in its extended position blocking a path over which segments leaving the slitter mechanism travel so to divert unacceptable segments away from the path; a piston operatively connected to said reject finger to move said reject finger between its retracted and extended positions when said piston is actuated; and, guide means for guiding movement of said reject finger between its positions, said guide means being attached to said support means to position said reject finger adjacent the path over which segments travel from the slitter mechanism so said reject finger is extended into said path when said piston is actuated.