Charles Steven Middleton

US Patent:

40334945, Jul 5, 1977

Filed:

Jun 17, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/697025

Inventors:

Charles G. Middleton - Arlington Heights IL
Vincent F. Volpe - Niles IL

Assignee:

Gard, Inc. - Niles IL

International Classification:

B65H 1722

US Classification:

226 83

Abstract:

A stamp dispensing mechanism has a cylindrical feed wheel, with axially-parallel rows of projections, rotatably mounted on a front portion of a vertical support plate that is constructed to rotatably support a roll of stamps on its rear portion. A Geneva star wheel, rotatably mounted on the plate, is operatively connected to the feed wheel for its step movement with the star wheel. A Geneva driver assembly, rotatably mounted on the plate, has a driver pin on an arm rotated by a motor also mounted on the plate. During one rotation of the arm, the pin moves into and out of a slot of the star wheel for its step movement. An arcuate part of the arm is in a recess in the periphery of a tooth of the star wheel, when the pin is not in the slot, to lock that wheel. The rear portion of the top and bottom walls of a horizontal opening of an enclosure, mounted on the plate forwardly of the feed wheel, provides a rearwardly facing surface, with arcuate grooves, in which the forward chordal section of the feed wheel extends with its projections in the grooves. An arcuate guide with arcuate grooves is pivotally mounted at one end on the plate and lockable at the other end to overlie the feed wheel with its projections in those grooves.

US Patent:

44274840, Jan 24, 1984

Filed:

Jul 29, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/402992

Inventors:

Allan M. Cameron - LaGrange IL
Charles G. Middleton - Burbank IL

Assignee:

Camtron Systems, Inc. - Addison IL

International Classification:

B44C 100

US Classification:

156361

Abstract:

An automatic labeling system is provided for applying an elongate label to a preselected curved surface of each of a plurality of objects which move in succession along a given path of travel past a stationary work station. This system comprises an applying assembly at the work station for applying a label to each of the curved surfaces, a supply and transport assembly for feeding elongate labels to the applying assembly at a controllable speed, a guide roller for positioning the applying assembly relative to each curved surface and a control apparatus for controlling the operation and speed of the transport in a predetermined fashion.

US Patent:

42882702, Sep 8, 1981

Filed:

Jun 4, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/045224

Inventors:

Alan T. Mossell - Homewood IL
James R. Simmons - Homewood IL
Charles G. Middleton - Schaumburg IL

Assignee:

Interlake, Inc. - Oak Brook IL

International Classification:

B30B 1534
B65B 1332

US Classification:

156359

Abstract:

There is disclosed a strapping machine for applying a plastic strap around an object, tensioning the strap and heat-sealing together overlapping portions of the strap, including a retractable heating member movable between the overlapping strap portions and a pressure-applying means including a pressure block with a tiltable universal joint coupling for pressing the overlapping strap portions against the heating element with a first relatively light pressure to melt the facing surfaces thereof. The heating element is withdrawn while the pressure-applying means presses the strap thereagainst with the first pressure, and then the melted strap portions are pressed together with a strong second pressure to complete the seal. A cam with a yieldable section controls the first pressure and a compression spring controls the second pressure. While retracted, the heating element is raised to a higher temperature for burn-off of strap residues.