System and method for extracting articles from a slot
First Claim
1. A method for laterally extracting at least one article from a slot, said slot comprising opposing walls defining a slot cavity for accommodating said at least one article, an open front and back, and at least one separator sheet accommodated within said cavity, comprising the steps of:
- inserting an extraction device into said slot so as to accommodate said at least one article within said extraction device, said extraction device comprising opposing walls defining a device cavity for accommodating said at least one article therein;
removing said at least one separator sheet;
compressing said extraction device opposing side walls;
urging said extraction device through said open front;
urging said at least one article from said extraction device; and
returning said extraction device to a start position.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for laterally extracting articles from a slot. The slot may belong to a DPP machine and housed within a DPP container. The present invention includes an extraction device with moveable walls that may be compressed and uncompressed a selectively width so as to define a cavity of the select width. The extraction device is inserted into the slot. The separator sheets are removed. The extraction device walls are compressed so as to make room between them and the slot walls. The separator sheets are reintroduced into this room. The extraction device is then pushed forward, out of the slot, and into a further processing element where the articles are deposited. The slot is then returned to a start position behind the slot. The extraction device includes an H-belt to facilitate removal of the articles from the extraction device cavity.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for laterally extracting at least one article from a slot, said slot comprising opposing walls defining a slot cavity for accommodating said at least one article, an open front and back, and at least one separator sheet accommodated within said cavity, comprising the steps of:
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inserting an extraction device into said slot so as to accommodate said at least one article within said extraction device, said extraction device comprising opposing walls defining a device cavity for accommodating said at least one article therein;
removing said at least one separator sheet;
compressing said extraction device opposing side walls;
urging said extraction device through said open front;
urging said at least one article from said extraction device; and
returning said extraction device to a start position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of inserting said extraction device further comprises the step of laterally displacing said side walls.
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14. A system for laterally extracting at least one article from a slot, said slot comprising opposing walls defining a slot cavity for accommodating said at least one article, an open front and back, and at least one separator sheet accommodated within said cavity, comprising:
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means for inserting an extraction device into said slot so as to accommodate at least one article within said extraction device, said extraction device comprising opposing walls defining a device cavity for accommodating said at least one article therein;
means for removing said at least one separator sheet;
means for compressing said extraction device opposing side walls;
means for urging said extraction device through said open front;
means for urging said at least one article from said extraction device; and
means for returning said extraction device to a start position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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