Patent ID: 8833542
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61F,B29L,B65G,B65H

Abstract:
1. A transfer assembly for transferring flexible discrete articles to or from a moving carrier member, the transfer assembly comprising: a frame defining a first rotation axis; a transfer member rotatable about the first rotation axis, wherein a portion of the transfer member is rotatable between a first position and a second position about a second rotation axis as the transfer member rotates about the first rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis extends in a first direction, wherein the second rotation axis extends in a second, different direction, and wherein the portion of the transfer member comprises: a first fluid conduit in fluid communication with the first zone and the second zone when the portion of the transfer member is in the first position and in fluid communication with the first zone and the third zone when the portion of the transfer member is in the second position; and a second fluid conduit in fluid communication with the third zone and the fourth zone when the portion of the transfer member is in the first position and in fluid communication with the fourth zone and the second zone when the portion of the transfer member is in the second position.