Patent ID: 6878222

Claim:
An apparatus for stamping indicia on a plurality of packages positioned within an opened container comprising: an adjustable transport conveyor for moving a plurality of containers sequentially along a transport path through an opening station, a stamping station, and a closing station, the entire transport path extending between first and second counter rotating conveyor belts operably engaging opposite sides of each container to be transported for imparting motion thereto; a reciprocal stamping head moveable between a first position spaced from a container positionable at the stamping station and a second position operably engageable simultaneously with the plurality of packages to be stamped positioned within the container; and a carrier sheet supporting indicia to be applied to the packages interposed between the packages to be stamped and the stamping head, the indicia applied to the packages in response to operable engagement between the reciprocal stamping head and the packages to be stamped.