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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2004
Thomas D. Graham, Winter Garden, FL (US);
William Courteau, Hugo, MN (US);
Amer Aganovic, Orlando, FL (US);
Thomas D. Graham, Winter Garden, FL (US);
William Courteau, Hugo, MN (US);
Amer Aganovic, Orlando, FL (US);
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a container includes a frame, and a forming station coupled to the frame. The forming apparatus includes a plurality of folding plows configured to fold portions of a blank to form a container. The apparatus also includes a transfer assembly including a plurality of containment bars for supporting the container in a formed state. The containment bars facilitate retaining the formed state of the container while the transfer assembly transfers the container to an operator.