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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rodney K Calvert, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B / ; B31B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493315 ; 493318 ;
Abstract
A method for withdrawing from a hopper collapsed sleeve type end loading cartons having face contacting panels in one of which panels a pair of apertures are formed and for initiating set up of the carton into open ended condition, the method comprising sequentially engaging and withdrawing collapsed cartons from the hopper with pick up devices slidably mounted on a pair of support rods, arranged so that one end of each support rod extends through one aperture in one of the face contacting carton panels and into engagement with the other face contacting panel so as to initiate a set up condition of the carton.