Device to pack articles in boxes

摘要: A pickup assembly having vacuum cups to pick up a layer of fruit has two handles for manual movement between position at supply station and depositing box. The is suspended from an overhead boom which acts as counter-balance means powered boosting action certain points in the operating cycle. Since proper nesting box requires layers alternate patterns, comprises main head with multiple rows cups, first single row auxiliary cooperative one patterns second cooperation other pattern, heads being mounted on frame that manually operable move their positions alternately. With poised new fruit, it boosted downwardly into engagement fruit. If all engage responsive consequent drop air pressure boosts upwardly initiate towards As empty lifted box, operator shifts preparation picking pattern.