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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jean-Christophe Bonnain, Châteauroux, FR;
Emmanuel Davaillon, Châteauroux, FR;
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system including a pair of prongs extending in a transverse direction, spaced apart from one another by a gap configured to receive carton blanks and product containers therein, and to crease retention flaps of the carton blank, wherein each prong travels along a cam path, a panel extending in a longitudinal direction in-between the pair of prongs configured to support the product containers and guide the retentions flaps, a pair of asymmetrical guide rails underneath the panel configured to alternatingly crease a first primary flap and a second primary flap of the carton blank, and a conveyor mechanism proximate to the panel configured to move they product container and a carton blanks along the panel.