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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Westrock Shared Services, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Amer Aganovic, Orlando, FL (US);
Thomas Dean Graham, Winter Garden, FL (US);
Kenneth Charles Smith, Hiram, GA (US);
John Hershcel Conley, Windermere, FL (US);
Robert Bradley Teany, Clermont, FL (US);
Gregory Scott Gulik, DeLand, FL (US);
Paul Andrew Spurlock, Oviedo, FL (US);
Maureen Ann Armstrong, Fresno, CA (US);
WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material includes a forming station and a compression station. The forming station is configured to form a reinforcing corner assembly from first and second reinforcing panels extending from an end panel of the blank. The compression station is configured to rotate side panels and end panels of the blank to be substantially perpendicular to a bottom panel of the blank. The compression station includes a plurality of plows at least partially defining a plunger opening, and a plunger vertically movable through the plunger opening. The plurality of plows are configured to rotate the side panels and the end panels towards the interior surface of the bottom panel.