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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodney K Calvert, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Alton J Fishback, Austell, GA (US);
George R VanHorne, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
533764 ; 533765 ; 533767 ; 533772 ; 533774 ; 493156 ; 493180 ; 493183 ;
Abstract
A carton having upper and lower end flaps and which is movable along a path of movement is manipulated by a machine having upper and lower rotatable flap folders mountable in either a fixed primary or a movable secondary location. The secondary location being movable in an upstream fashion relative to the direction of carton flow. A driving element and a driving mechanism that moves the secondary folder and rotates it to retain a timed relation with the path of movement of the cartons.