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Sling jig assembly for use in loading and transporting bagged and bundled products

a sling jig and bag assembly technology, applied in the field of sling jig assembly for use in the field of sling jig assembly for use in the field of sling jig assembly for use in the field of sling jig assembly for use in the field of sling jig assembly for use in the field of sling jig assembly for use in the field of sling interior loading and transporting bagged

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-21
COLUMBIA OKURA
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"The invention is an apparatus that uses a robotic arm to pick and place individual bags of material. The bags are placed on a sling bag that is placed on a jig. The jig is then moved to a load position and the bags are placed on the platform of the jig. The bags are then stacked and the jig is moved to an unload position. The bags are then lifted onto a ship or stored in a warehouse. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a more efficient and automated method for packaging and shipping materials."

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The act of individually moving bags to within the sling interior is extremely time intensive.

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[0019]FIG. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of a sling jig assembly at 20 in perspective view. FIGS. 3-5 show top, front, and side views respectively.

[0020] Jig 20 is constructed to include an outer rectangular skirt 22 in which the four peripheral edges of skirt 22 are bent upward to form the flanges 24a-24d. Flanges 24a-24d are coupled together to adjacent flanges using metal ties, for instance metal tie 26 coupling flange 24b to flange 24c in FIG. 2 and coupling flange 24a and 24b in FIG. 3. The metal ties are affixed to the flanges via a set of bolts 27.

[0021] A raised platform 28 is placed on top of skirt 22 and between flanges 24a-24d. Platform 28 includes sidewalls 30 defining a rectangular periphery of platform 28 and having a raised platform top surface 32 that projects above a bottom surface formed within skirt 22. The sidewalls 30 of the raised platform 28 and the flanges 24a-24d of the skirt 22 form a trough or gutter 33 therebetween that runs about the periphery of rais...

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Abstract

A method for loading a sling having a bottom and sidewalls comprises placing the sling bottom on a raised platform and rolling the sidewalls down into a gutter surrounding the raised platform so that the sidewalls form a negative angle with the sling bottom. Bagged product is then loaded onto the bottom of the sling to form a stack. The sling sidewalls are then rolled up the sidewalls up the stack sides so that the sidewalls form a positive angle with the sling bottom and the sling now encloses the stack of product. The sling jig assembly includes a raised central platform on which is adapted to rest the bottom of the sling. A gutter formed about the periphery of the central platform is adapted to receive the rolled-down sidewalls of the sling.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 692,385 filed Jun. 20, 2005 whose contents are incorporated herein for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates generally to containment systems and more particularly to methods and apparatuses for facilitating the loading operation of a sling device for use with transporting bagged or bundled goods. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] Granulated products such as seed, fertilizer, grains, and the like are typically contained in nylon, cotton, burlap or plastic bags. When transporting mass quantities of such bags, the individual bags are stacked on pallets and lifted from below by forklift from place to place. When such products are shipped for export on a vessel, however, it is more common to stack such bags 100 within a soft-sided sling as shown in FIG. 1. Such a sling would fully...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D19/00
CPCB66C1/226
Inventor SAMPSON, RICHARD JAMES
Owner COLUMBIA OKURA