Reloading supply cart

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10676298-B2
Application number	US-201716082687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2017
Priority date	May 11, 2016
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

A reloading supply system includes a loading cart (100) and a machine (200). The loading cart has a first material tray (120) that includes a first combed surface (122) configured to retain a supply material in the first material tray. The machine has a second material tray (220) that includes a second combed surface (222) configured to retain the supply material in the second material tray after the supply material is transferred from the first material tray of the loading cart to the second material tray of the machine. Teeth (124) of the first combed surface are configured to pass by teeth (224) of the second combed surface. The first combed surface and the second combed surface are configured such that the supply material in the first material tray is transferred to the second material tray as the teeth of the first combed surface pass by the teeth of the second combed surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reloading supply system, comprising:
a loading cart having a first material tray, wherein the first material tray includes a first combed surface configured to retain a supply material in the first material tray; and
a machine comprising a second material tray, wherein the second material tray includes a second combed surface configured to retain the supply material in the second material tray after the supply material is transferred from the first material tray of the loading cart to the second material tray of the machine;
wherein teeth of the first combed surface are configured to pass by teeth of the second combed surface;
wherein the first combed surface and the second combed surface are configured such that the supply material in the first tray is transferred to the second tray as the teeth of the first combed surface pass by the teeth of the second combed surface;
wherein the loading cart is configured to be rotated to cause the teeth of the first combed surface to pass by the teeth of the second combed surface to transfer the supply material from the first material tray to the second material tray;
wherein the loading cart comprises a first guide component and the machine comprises a second guide component;
wherein one of the first and second guide components comprises a track having a first end and a second end;
wherein the other of the first and second guide components comprises a track engagement member configured to be moved through the track between the first end and the second end;
wherein the track engagement member is configured to enter the first ends of the track when the loading cart is in a first rotational position;
wherein the track is configured to guide the guide movement of the track engagement member to a point between the first and second ends of the track at which rotation of the loading cart to a second rotational position causes the teeth of the first combed surface to pass by the teeth of the second combed surface to transfer the supply material from the first material tray to the second material tray; and
wherein the track engagement member is configured to exit the second end of the track when the loading cart is in the second rotational position.

2. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the supply material includes a plurality of stacked reams of fanfold paper.

3. The reloading supply system of claim 2 , wherein an end sheet of a first ream of the plurality of stacked reams is coupled to an end sheet of a second ream of the plurality of stacked reams such that the first ream and the second ream form a continuous segment of the fanfold paper.

4. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the track engagement member is configured to be aligned with the first end of the track when the loading cart is in the first rotational position, and wherein the track engagement member is configured to be aligned with the second end of the track when the loading cart is in the second rotational position.

5. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the first end of the track is a funneling end configured to direct the track engagement member into the track.

6. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the track is a funneling end configured to direct the track engagement member into the track.

7. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the loading cart comprises a plurality of wheels configured to be on a surface when the loading cart is in the first rotational position.

8. The reloading supply system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of wheels is configured to be off of the surface when the loading cart is in the second rotational position.

9. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the loading cart comprises at least one omnidirectional wheel.

10. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the loading cart is uncoupled from the machine after the track engagement member exits the second end of the track.

11. The reloading supply system of claim 10 , wherein the loading cart is also uncoupled from the machine after the track engagement member exits the second end of the track.

12. The reloading supply system of claim 1 , wherein the track is in the form of a V at the point between the first and second ends of the track at which the loading cart is configured to rotate to the second rotational position.

Assignees

• Sealed Air Corp

Inventors

• Orsini Thomas P
• Lafrance Daniel N
• Hamlin Christopher C
• Christman Russell T

Classifications

• B62B3/006

  for stacking objects like trays, bobbins, chains · CPC title

• B62B3/02

  involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible · CPC title

• B65H1/266 Primary

  Support fully or partially removable from the handling machine, e.g. cassette, drawer (B65H1/027 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65H2405/312

  Trolley, cart, i.e. support movable on the floor · CPC title

• B62B1/08

  having auxiliary wheels used during loading or unloading · CPC title