Rebecca A Heilman

US Patent:

20050000191, Jan 6, 2005

Filed:

Jul 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/611964

Inventors:

Rebecca Heilman - Ponte Vedra Beach FL, US
Eric Heilman - Ponte Vedra Beach FL, US
Andre LeBlanc - Saskatoon, CA

International Classification:

B65B011/04

US Classification:

053465000, 053211000

Abstract:

The automatic utensil wrapping machine is an apparatus for wrapping a napkin around one or more utensils for use as a place setting. The apparatus comprises a housing, a support frame and an assembly of elements mounted to the support frame. The assembly of elements includes a napkin lifting station, a napkin wrapping station, a napkin transfer station, a utensil transfer station, and a napkin folding station. The apparatus wraps each napkin around a predetermined amount of utensils without the need for human contact. The napkins are wrapped by first positioning a stack of napkins on the lifting station, then individually transferring napkins from the lifting station to the wrapping station. The utensils are then transferred from the individual cartridges and placed onto the napkin. Two opposing corners of the napkin are then folded over and the napkin is subsequently wrapped around the utensils.

US Patent:

20060032191, Feb 16, 2006

Filed:

Jul 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/184087

Inventors:

Rebecca Heilman - Ponte Vedra Beach FL, US
Eric Heilman - Ponte Vedra Beach FL, US
Andre LeBlanc - Saskatoon, CA

International Classification:

B65B 11/00

US Classification:

053466000

Abstract:

The automatic utensil wrapping machine is an apparatus for wrapping a napkin around one or more utensils for use as a place setting. The apparatus comprises a housing, a support frame and an assembly of elements mounted to the support frame. The assembly of elements includes a napkin lifting station, a napkin wrapping station, a napkin transfer station, a utensil transfer station, and a napkin folding station. The apparatus wraps each napkin around a predetermined amount of utensils without the need for human contact. The napkins are wrapped by first positioning a stack of napkins on the lifting station, then individually transferring napkins from the lifting station to the wrapping station. The utensils are then transferred from the individual cartridges and placed onto the napkin. Two opposing corners of the napkin are then folded over and the napkin is subsequently wrapped around the utensils.