Emory E Luebke

US Patent:

7398629, Jul 15, 2008

Filed:

May 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/437943

Inventors:

Leslie Thomas Long - Appleton WI, US
Emory Emil Luebke - Greenville WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B65B 63/04

US Classification:

53429, 53117, 53255, 53566

Abstract:

By loading both upright and flat tissue clips into their respective cartons by pushing on one end of the clip along the clip's longitudinal axis, a simple flexible carton loading apparatus is possible. To load flat tissue clips, the buckets of the carton loading apparatus are configured to hold the clip such that a pusher head contacts one end of the clip while sliding the clip from the bucket into the carton. To load upright tissue clips, the buckets of the carton loading apparatus are configured to hold the clip such that a pusher head contacts one end of the clip, while the opposing end of the clip is moved either up or down such that the leading half of the clip is folded backwards about a transverse fold axis by a folding plate attached to the pusher head as the clip is advanced through the bucket towards the carton. Upon entering the carton, the clip is folded in a backwards C-shape.

US Patent:

8584896, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Sep 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/955435

Inventors:

Leslie Thomas Long - Appleton WI, US
Emory Emil Luebke - Greenville WI, US
Michelle Lynn Seabaugh - Grand Chute WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B65H 1/00

US Classification:

221 63, 221 45, 221 46, 221 48, 221 49

Abstract:

By either rotating a folded clip within a dispenser, or by folding the clip into a J-shape instead of a U-shape and then placing the clip into a dispenser, more sheets can be placed into the dispenser without causing an increase in dispensing problems. Alternatively, fewer dispensing problems result if the same number of sheets is placed into the dispenser. In one embodiment, the dispenser was an upright facial tissue carton and the clip was an interfolded stack of facial tissues.

US Patent:

20060137296, Jun 29, 2006

Filed:

Dec 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/023836

Inventors:

Leslie Long - Appleton WI, US
Emory Luebke - Greenville WI, US

International Classification:

B65B 63/04

US Classification:

053429000, 053473000, 053120000, 053258000

Abstract:

By loading both upright and flat tissue clips into their respective cartons by pushing on one end of the clip along the clip's longitudinal axis, a simple flexible carton loading apparatus is possible. To load flat tissue clips, the buckets of the carton loading apparatus are configured to hold the clip such that a pusher head contacts one end of the clip while sliding the clip from the bucket into the carton. To load upright tissue clips, the buckets of the carton loading apparatus are configured to hold the clip such that a pusher head contacts one end of the clip, while the opposing end of the clip is moved either up or down such that the leading half of the clip is folded backwards about a transverse fold axis by a folding plate attached to the pusher head as the clip is advanced through the bucket towards the carton. Upon entering the carton, the clip is folded in a backwards C-shape.