Collapsed Tubular Carton Erecting Apparatus & Methods

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100204030A1
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12670902

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Methods and apparatus (10) for erecting cartons include a device (32) removing the upper carton (12) from a first stack of horizontally arranged cartons and pivots it to a vertical condition. The first stack is elevated by a lifting device (28) as the cartons are removed. A second stack is moved beneath the first stack when it reaches a hand-off elevation. A first connecting device (200) moves the removed carton from the vertical condition to in front of a planar plate (202) and a second connecting device (220). Suction cups (76) in a linear arrangement connect to the carton and are pivotally mounted to a pivotal transform arm (63) and move parallel to the planar plate (202). Tuckers (226, 228, 230) close the closure flaps of the carton, and a piece of tape is applied by a tape dispenser (236) thereover.

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DOUGLAS MACHINE INC3404 IOWA STREET ALEXANDRIA MN 56308

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  • 2008 Application Filing Year
  • B31B Class
  • 154 Applications Filed
  • 88 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 57.15 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Corle, Gene Farwell, US 1 2
Pazdernik, Irvan Leo Alexandria, US 20 264
Stroeing, Glenn Alexandria, US 1 2

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