Wrap removal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12428190-B2
Application number	US-202016943731-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2020
Priority date	Jul 31, 2019
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

A wrap removal device includes (a) an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer wrapping and (b) one or more delivery elements disposed on or in the engagement surface. The one or more delivery elements are configured to generate energy that one or more of melts, cuts, or weakens the outer wrapping along a path without melting, cutting, or modifying the container. The wrap removal device can quickly remove the outer wrapping without damage to the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer polymer wrapping; and
a single linear strip of a delivery element disposed in the engagement surface, the single linear strip of the delivery element configured to generate ultrasound energy or heat that cuts the outer polymer wrapping along a single linear path without cutting or modifying the container.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the single linear strip of the delivery element is configured to generate the ultrasound energy or heat to cut the outer polymer wrapping without cutting or weakening the container that is formed from a different, second polymer or a material that is not a polymer.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the linear strip of the delivery element includes one or more piezoelectric elements.

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Fisher Joseph Michael
• Powers Trevor James
• Seguin Michael Patrick Fay

Classifications

• B65B61/005

  for removing material by cutting · CPC title

• B65B69/0066

  Heating materials to facilitate their unpacking · CPC title

• B65B69/0033

  by cutting (B65B69/0008-B65B69/0025 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65B61/10 Primary

  using heated wires or cutters · CPC title