Patent ID: 8074431
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. An item handling and stacking system adapted to receive at least one item from an infeed system presented at a first height, the item handling and stacking system comprising: a frame defining a generally vertical column of space; a layer queuing device within the vertical column of space and operable within the vertical column, the layer queuing device comprising a layer assembly platform where items are placed for layer assembly, and the layer queuing device further adapted to independently and selectively reciprocate vertically in the vertical column of space, the layer queuing device further comprising a pallet-build area disposed within the vertical column of space and positioned under the layer queuing device; a pick-and-place robot disposed adjacent to the vertical column of space, the robot adapted to transfer the at least one item from the infeed system at the first height to a predetermined position on the layer queuing device; and a stretch wrapping device comprising