MEDICAL GUIDE LEAFLET INSERTION DEVICE
A vertical device and method for the ultimate insertion of a leaflet or the like together with a container such as a medical bottle into a carton and which can be used in conjunction with either a vertical or a horizontal cartoner.
1 . A vertical leaflet delivery device adapted to be used in conjunction with a cleated conveyor having pockets for the carriage and delivery of both a container and an informational leaflet to a carton, the improvement which comprises:
a leaflet feeder comprising a plurality of vertical lanes adapted to receive leaflets and to deliver such leaflets to a feeder throat;
a gated feeder throat adapted to receive leaflets from said leaflet feeder and to align them with their ultimate delivery point on the cleated conveyor and to deliver them to a lowerator when the gated throat is opened;
a lowerator adapted to receive leaflets from said gated feeder throat and to deliver them to a non-vacuum star wheel; and
a non-vacuum star wheel adapted to receive leaflets one at a time and to deliver each such leaflet to a separate pocket of a cleated conveyor.
2 . The method for delivery of leaflets to a cartoner comprising the use of the vertical leaflet delivery device of claim 1 .