| 摘要 |
Separator for nested articles, such as compartmented cartons including a rectangular open frame forming a hopper for a stack of nested cartons. The bottom carton of the stack of cartons is supported on swingable support members moved into and out of supporting engagement with the bottom carton under the control of individual cams. Separator fingers on the ends of swingarms are positioned at all four sides of the frame and come into the space between the rim of the bottom carton and the next adjacent carton, as the support members move out of engagement with the bottom carton and exert a downward separating force on the bottom carton as the stack of cartons is supported by support fingers engaging under the rim of the next to the bottom carton of the stack. The cam moving the separator fingers into the space between the rims of the two lowermost cartons also moves the support fingers into supporting engagement with the rim of the next adjacent uppermost carton. This cam has means thereon moving the separator fingers downwardly to separate the bottom carton from the stack of cartons, while holding the stack by the support fingers.
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