Abstract: A method and apparatus wherein individual plastic articles are sheared from a cartridge of such articles and conveyed mechanically through an inserter arm to a desired position.
Abstract: A dispensing cartridge comprising a plurality of stacked individual articles formed of rigid or semi-rigid thermoplastic material, each article being fusion bonded at its periphery to adjacent articles in the stacked relationship. The cartridges are formed by passing a stack of the articles through a heating zone to fusion bond the articles one to the other without producing any visual discontinuity about the periphery of the cartridge.