| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 493121000 | Securing | 46 |
| 20100056352 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A HIGHLY PRECISE BOX - The invention relates to a method for producing an outer box and a drawer for packaging purposes, and to a corresponding device for producing the outer box and drawer. A first machine produces the outer box, a second machine produces the drawer, and a shared main drive drives the devices of the first machine and the second machine. The first and second machines transform flat blanks into an outer box and a drawer respectively, by a series folding and welding steps. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20130316887 | PACKAGE HAVING RECLOSEABLE POUR SPOUT - A package having a recloseable pour spout is disclosed, with the package including front and rear package panels which may be joined at respective side edges thereof by inwardly extending side gussets. An upper edge portion of the package is removable, including one of the side gussets, to form a pour spout for dispensing the contents of the package. A fastener strip, which can be detachably connected to itself, extends between confronting inside surfaces of the front and rear package panels, adjacent to the pour spout, whereby the pour spout can be conveniently closed after the package is initially opened. A method of forming the present package is also disclosed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140018220 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGE - The invention relates to a method of producing a reclosable package with a reinforced package edge, the package comprising a bottom film, a cover film and a frame. | 01-16-2014 |
| 493122000 | Including use of work blank supply hopper | 14 |
| 20110152050 | Method and Device for the Production of Packages - A method and device for the production of packages for use in the production of cigarette packs ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20140113787 | CONTAINER FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for forming a container from a blank is provided. The apparatus includes a blank feeder assembly, and a compression assembly including a mandrel assembly, an upper folding arm assembly including a plurality of folding arms moveable between a first position and a second position, a compression plate, and a rollover arm assembly. | 04-24-2014 |
| 493123000 | And use of vacuum to handle work | 6 |
| 20100204030 | Collapsed Tubular Carton Erecting Apparatus & Methods - Methods and apparatus ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110294638 | Assembly of a Cardboard Tray - A machine to fold a cardboard blank into an open tray, the machine including means to displace a blank from a stack of blanks to a table, means to clamp the blank in a fixed position to the table, folding means to fold up sides and ends of the blank into vertically extending walls, consolidation means to urge overlapping flaps of the sides or ends into slots in the base of the blank and, means to eject the open tray from the machine. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20160039551 | MANUALLY OPERATED TRAY FORMING MACHINE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material includes a base, a frame coupled for rotation about the base, and a plurality of box-forming stations coupled to the frame. Each box-forming station includes a mandrel coupled to the frame. The mandrel includes a bottom face having two pairs of opposing edges, a pair of opposing side faces, and a pair of opposing end faces. Each box-forming station also includes a first pair of opposing presses each configured to be moved into close proximity to a respective end face, and a second pair of opposing presses each configured to be moved into close proximity to a respective side face. Each box-forming station additionally includes at least one manually operable mechanism configured to control a position of a first press from among the first pair of opposing presses and the second pair of opposing presses. | 02-11-2016 |
| 493124000 | To place blank onto folder | 2 |
| 20110256997 | FOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A CARTON - An apparatus for making a box from a foldable blank having a central polygonal floor panel and a plurality of outwardly projecting side panels has a frame, a supply on the frame holding the blank, a folder on the frame above the supply, and a feeder having a grab engageable with the blank in the supply and movable to a position above the folder. The feeder picks up the blank with the grab, moves the picked-up blank and grab up to above the folder, and deposits the picked-up blank in the folder that folds the deposited blank into a box. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20150031517 | PACKING METHOD AND UNIT FOR FOLDING A BLANK ON A PACKING MACHINE - A packing method and unit for folding a blank on a packing machine; a first suction pickup head engages a first panel of the blank inside a store; a second suction pickup head engages a second panel of the blank inside the store; the pickup heads are moved from a withdrawal position at the store to a release position at a packing conveyor, insert the blank inside a pocket on the packing conveyor; and the blank, folded into a ‘U’, is released inside the pocket on the packing conveyor; as the pickup heads are moved from the withdrawal position to the release position, a relative movement between the first pickup head and the second pickup head is produced to fold the blank into a ‘U’ before the blank is inserted into the pocket on the packing conveyor. | 01-29-2015 |
| 493125000 | With conveyor for advance to folder | 1 |
| 20160185066 | MODULAR CASE ERECTOR - An improved case setup station in/for a case erector is provided. The station includes a transfer assembly, an actuatable a case blank clamp, and a case blank expander. The transfer assembly secures a vertically oriented case blank from a supply of vertically oriented case blanks and delivers same to the case blank clamp while maintaining a vertical orientation for the case blank. The clamp is downstream from the supply of vertically oriented case blanks and extends in a process flow direction for holding a delivered case blank, the clamp is characterized by first upstream and second down stream vacuum cup pairs, a first surface of a delivered case blank engaged by the vacuum cup pairs. The expander is adjacent the clamp, and is actuatable so as to travel towards and away from a held case blank of the clamp. The expander is securable to a second surface of the delivered case blank held by the clamp during a first actuation motion, the second surface of the delivered case blank held by the clamp pulled away from the first surface of the delivered case blank held by the clamp during a second actuation motion. | 06-30-2016 |
| 493126000 | And means to transfer blank to folder | 6 |
| 20110319242 | INFEED SYSTEM - A system is described relating to the feeding of raw materials into a machine that converts the raw materials into a packaging template. The system may use raw packaging materials and supply the raw materials to a converting mechanism using an infeed wheel. The infeed wheel may rotate and have a number of edges that engage the raw materials. Raw materials of one form used may include fanfold material that has existing fold or score lines that define opposing boundaries of the fanfold material, but which allow separate layers to remain connected. As the infeed wheel rotates, the edges engage the raw materials, and can engage the existing fold or score lines. Some edges may engage at locations between existing fold or score lines, and can crease the raw materials. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120115698 | MULTIFORMAT BOX FORMING MACHINE - Multiformat box forming machine which comprises, at least, a storage unit ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20160159026 | CARTON FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND RELATED CARTON FORMING AND SEALING MACHINE - A carton feeding assembly includes a carton blank storage rack for holding a stack of horizontally oriented folded carton blanks, a carton blank transport device for picking a bottommost folded carton blank from the stack and conveying it along a conveyance path, and a carton blank push up device that reorients the folded carton blank into an upright position suitable for movement into engagement with a case erector. | 06-09-2016 |
| 493127000 | Comprising folder | 3 |
| 20090280973 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FORMING REINFORCED POLYGONAL CONTAINERS FROM BLANKS - A method of forming a container from a blank of sheet material using a machine is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, two side panels, two end panels, and a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side panel. The machine includes a hopper station, a corner post forming station, and a plunger station. The method includes rotating the reinforcing panel assembly upwardly toward the first side panel as the blank is transported from the hopper station to the corner post forming station, forming a corner wall and a reinforcing end tab by folding reinforcing panels about fold lines as the blank is transported through the corner post forming station, rotating the side panels and the end panels to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel by directing the blank through the plunger station, and coupling the reinforcing end tab to an end panel to form the container. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110166007 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A CARTON FROM A CARTON BLANK - Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a carton. The system may comprise a magazine for storing a plurality of carton blanks in a generally flat configuration. The system also has a mandrel and a panel rotation apparatus. The mandrel has a first surface oriented at a first orientation and a second surface oriented at a second orientation that may be generally orthogonal to the first orientation. The panel rotation apparatus is operable to engage a second panel of the carton blank and rotate the second panel to proximate to, and generally in the same orientation as, the second surface of the mandrel such that the second panel is oriented in a second orientation generally orthogonal to the first panel. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120100977 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FORMING REINFORCED POLYGONAL CONTAINERS FROM BLANKS - A method of forming a container from a blank of sheet material using a machine is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, two side panels, two end panels, and a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side panel. The machine includes a hopper station, a corner post forming station, and a plunger station. The method includes rotating the reinforcing panel assembly upwardly toward the first side panel as the blank is transported from the hopper station to the corner post forming station, forming a corner wall and a reinforcing end tab by folding reinforcing panels about fold lines as the blank is transported through the corner post forming station, rotating the side panels and the end panels to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel by directing the blank through the plunger station, and coupling the reinforcing end tab to an end panel to form the container. | 04-26-2012 |
| 493128000 | With application of adhesive | 19 |
| 20100069210 | EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING A DUAL COMPONENT PACK TRAY - Apparatus for making a pack tray includes a body with a strip of side walls, the body including an outer envelope lined on the inside with an added sealed plastic film. The apparatus includes at least one station provided with elements for applying glue on a portion at least of the inner surface of the side wall strip of the outer envelope, also called gluing area, before placing a plastic film. The gluing pads include at least one block of a porous material that can, one the one hand, be filled with glue by loading members through a diffusion phenomenon, and that can deposit glue by contact optionally combined with a compression force on the gluing area. The pad is mounted on a bearing structure via members for handling it between expanded positions in which the pad contacts the gluing area for applying glue thereon and a folded position in which the gluing pad is remote from the outer envelope of the pack tray. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100173764 | Folding mandrel, device and method for manufacturing glued sleeves - Folding mandrel, device and method for manufacturing glued sleeves. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100190627 | FOLDER GLUER - A folder gluer for folding a cardboard sheet having first through fourth panels connected through connecting portions and a glue tab and joining the first and fourth panels at the glue tab is disclosed. The folder gluer includes a pair of pressing members movable relative to one another in a cardboard sheet width direction perpendicular to a cardboard sheet feed direction for pressing the connecting portions of the first and fourth panels which are being folded, a detector disposed upstream in the feed direction from the pair of pressing members for detecting a passage of the cardboard sheet being fed in the feed direction and generating a detection signal, and a controller for determining, based on the generation of the detection signal from the detector, a timing at which the pair of pressing members are caused to move relative to one another and press on the connection portions of the first and fourth panels after the first and fourth panels are folded to 90° and before being folded to 180°. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100216617 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BOXES MADE OF PAPER OR CARDBOARD - A method for manufacturing boxes made of paper or cardboard, whereby the boxes have a base or a lid with a glued-on sidewall and the sidewalls are formed from a strip with a beginning, an end, and connecting tabs on a long side. First, the connecting tabs are bent by about 90°. Next, the strip beginning is placed against the lateral surface of a cylindrical matrix, whose cross section corresponds to the cross section of the box, with the aid of a patrix and attached by vacuum. Next, the matrix is rotated. In so doing, the strip is suctioned by vacuum onto the lateral surface and held in place. After application of an adhesive at the beginning or end of the strip, the beginning and end of the strip are glued together. A base along whose periphery an adhesive bead is applied is then pressed onto the connecting tabs. After the adhesive has hardened, the finished box can be removed from the matrix. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120028776 | AUTOMATED GLUING DEVICE - A gluing device for automatically gluing and folding a gluable item. The gluing device includes a support structure upon which a gluing apparatus and a support plate assembly are mounted. The support plate is configured for supporting and aligning a gluable item for gluing and assembly by the gluing apparatus. The gluing apparatus includes a first clamp configured for selectively and securely holding a first portion of the gluable item on the support plate, a glue dispensing nozzle fluidly coupled to a glue supply, and a folding apparatus configured for folding the first portion of the gluable item onto a second portion of the gluable item after glue has been applied. A method for automatically gluing and folding a gluable item is also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120238423 | APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING TO CORRUGATED MATERIALS, CONTAINERS, AND PACKAGING - A machine for transitioning a box cutout from a flat configuration to a collapsed box configuration includes a first drive wheel configured to drive a box cutout towards a plunging area; a plunger configured to apply force to a central portion of a bottom panel of the box cutout so as to fold the box about a lateral bisecting axis and propel at least a portion of the box cutout downward; and opposed second and third drive wheels configured to grab a box cutout propelled downward by the plunger and further draw the box cutout downward into a collapsed box configuration within a collection area. A box cutout transitioned to a collapsed box configuration in this manner may include a bottom panel having plurality of unbroken minor score lines and broken major score lines. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120238424 | APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING TO CORRUGATED MATERIALS, CONTAINERS, AND PACKAGING - A machine for transitioning a box cutout from a flat configuration to a collapsed box configuration includes a first drive wheel configured to drive a box cutout towards a plunging area; a plunger configured to apply force to a central portion of a bottom panel of the box cutout so as to fold the box about a lateral bisecting axis and propel at least a portion of the box cutout downward; and opposed second and third drive wheels configured to grab a box cutout propelled downward by the plunger and further draw the box cutout downward into a collapsed box configuration within a collection area. A box cutout transitioned to a collapsed box configuration in this manner may include a bottom panel having plurality of unbroken minor score lines and broken major score lines. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120238425 | APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING TO CORRUGATED MATERIALS, CONTAINERS, AND PACKAGING - A machine for transitioning a box cutout from a flat configuration to a collapsed box configuration includes a first drive wheel configured to drive a box cutout towards a plunging area; a plunger configured to apply force to a central portion of a bottom panel of the box cutout so as to fold the box about a lateral bisecting axis and propel at least a portion of the box cutout downward; and opposed second and third drive wheels configured to grab a box cutout propelled downward by the plunger and further draw the box cutout downward into a collapsed box configuration within a collection area. A box cutout transitioned to a collapsed box configuration in this manner may include a bottom panel having plurality of unbroken minor score lines and broken major score lines. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120329627 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A MANUFACTURER'S JOINT AND CLOSING A BOX - A system is disclosed for sealing a manufacturer's joint and/or the ends of a customized box. The system includes at least a first arm spaced apart from a second arm. The arms are arranged so that an end flap of a box blank can be inserted between the arms to align the box blank relative to the arms and secure and maintain at least two side panels of the box blank in an adjacent position to form a manufacturer's joint. Methods for forming and sealing a manufacturer's joint and/or the ends of a customized box are also disclosed. Such methods, are designed to, for example, reliably form, close, and seal the manufacturer's joint and/or the ends of a customized box in a simplified manner. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130260976 | Laminate For Use In Packages, A Method Of Making A Reclosable Laminate And Use Thereof - A laminate for use in packages comprises a base layer ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140113788 | PACKAGING PROCESS - A packaging process is provided. A package mother board having an upper surface, a lower surface, a device disposing area and a peripheral area surrounding the device disposing area is provided. Multiple semiconductor devices are disposed on the upper surface. The semiconductor devices are located in the device disposing area. A carrier having a center area and an edge area surrounding the center area is provided. An adhesive layer is formed between the peripheral area and the edge area. The center area of the carrier is disposed corresponding to the device disposing area of the package mother board. The edge area of the carrier is disposed corresponding to the peripheral area of the package mother board. The adhesive layer is in a state of semi-curing, and the package mother board is bonded to the carrier via the adhesive layer. A baking process is performed to completely cure the adhesive layer. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140141951 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FORMING REINFORCED POLYGONAL CONTAINERS FROM BLANKS - A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material is provided. The blank includes a reinforcing panel assembly for forming a reinforcing corner assembly. The machine includes a hopper station for storing the blank in a substantially flat configuration and a forming station for forming the blank into the container. The forming station includes an initial forming station that rotates a first portion of the reinforcing panel assembly with respect to a second portion of the reinforcing panel assembly, and a secondary forming station having male and female forming members with shapes corresponding to an interior shape and an exterior shape of the reinforcing corner assembly, respectively. The male and the female forming members are configured to form the reinforcing corner assembly by compressing together the first and second portions of the reinforcing panel assembly. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140155239 | Heat-Assisted Carton Formation - A method of at least partially forming a carton includes obtaining a blank comprising at least one fold line, heating an interior surface of the blank along the at least one fold line to form a heated fold line, and folding the blank about the heated fold line. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150051058 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FORMING REINFORCED POLYGONAL CONTAINERS FROM BLANKS - A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material is provided. The blank includes a reinforcing panel assembly for forming a reinforcing corner assembly. The machine includes a hopper station for storing the blank in a substantially flat configuration and a forming station for forming the blank into the container. The forming station includes an initial forming station that rotates a first portion of the reinforcing panel assembly with respect to a second portion of the reinforcing panel assembly, and a secondary forming station having male and female forming members with shapes corresponding to an interior shape and an exterior shape of the reinforcing corner assembly, respectively. The male and the female forming members are configured to form the reinforcing corner assembly by compressing together the first and second portions of the reinforcing panel assembly. | 02-19-2015 |
| 493129000 | And heat sealing | 2 |
| 20100105534 | DISPLAY PACK AND PACKAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A display pack for a consumer product is made of two sheets of corrugated cardboard and a clear plastic container with a flat insertion portion sandwiched between the cardboard sheets. The two cardboard sheets are adhered together in a peripheral area of the package by a heat-sensitive adhesive, and the corrugations of the cardboard sheets are crushed and flattened in the peripheral area. To seal the package, the peripheral area of the two cardboard sheets is subject to sufficient pressure to crush the corrugations inside the cardboard sheets and flatten them in that area. Heat is applied to the outer side of the cardboard sheets in the peripheral area and conducted to the adhesive material between the two sheets to activate the adhesive material. A sealer machine with a heated sealing press or parallel sets of heated rollers may be used to carry out the sealing process. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20140121088 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL-STRUCTURE FORMER - A device for producing a three-dimensional structure from a receiver includes a deposition unit that deposits toner on the receiver. That unit is controlled by a controller to produce a toner pattern on the receiver. A fusing device includes first and second rotatable members having respective, different compliances and a mount that selectively retains the members with respect to each other to form a fusing nip and permits adjustment of respective forces between the members at each end. A directing unit entrains the receiver around the second member so that the receiver passes through the fusing nip. A softening device softens the toner of the toner pattern so that as the second member rotates through successive revolutions, corresponding layer areas of the receiver are defined and the softened toner in each layer area adheres to the second surface of the receiver in an adjacent layer area. | 05-01-2014 |
| 493130000 | With work advance between application of adhesive and securing | 3 |
| 20120129670 | BOX GLUING DEVICE - A box gluing device for attaching a glue tab of a box blank to an opposing panel when the box blank is folded so the glue tab is position at an edge of the box blank. The gluing device includes a support structure upon which a gluing apparatus and a support plate are mounted. The gluing apparatus a glue dispensing nozzle for applying glue on one or more surfaces of the box blank. The box blank can be moved through the gluing device to attach the glue tab to the opposing panel. As the box blank moves through the gluing device, a guide rail orients the glue tab in a desired manner while glue is applied to the box blank, and a roller assembly presses the glue tab and the opposing panel together with the glue therebetween. Alternatively, the gluing device can include a clamp arm that holds the box blank in place while glue is applied, and a folding bar that folds the glue tab onto the opposing panel after glue is applied. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20150072847 | METHODS AND MACHINE FOR FORMING A SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER FROM A BLANK ASSEMBLY USING A PRE-FOLD MANDREL SECTION - A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank and lid blank includes a frame, a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, a pre-folding assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly. The mandrel assembly includes a first mandrel and a second mandrel positioned downstream from the first mandrel. The first mandrel has an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a first portion of the container, and the second mandrel has an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a second portion of the container. The pre-folding assembly is configured to fold a first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel to form a partially formed container. The glue panel presser assembly includes a first presser plate configured to form a first manufacturer joint, and a second presser plate configured to form a second manufacturer joint. | 03-12-2015 |
| 493131000 | Application of adhesive to moving work | 1 |
| 493132000 | By applicator having surface engaging and moving with work | 1 |
| 20090062095 | FOLDED BOX GLUING MACHINE WITH IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY - A folded box gluing machine for the processing of folded box blanks includes at least one feeder unit arranged to transport the folded box blanks to downstream processing stations including a folding station, a glue applicator unit, a transfer station, a gathering and pressing mechanism, and a safety mechanism for a machine component presenting a danger to the human operator defined by a light curtain. The safety mechanism can be deactivated via a mobile operator unit, and the operator unit is designed such that it can only be operated with both hands. | 03-05-2009 |
| 493133000 | Including heat sealing | 2 |
| 20140121089 | Bag-In-Box Assembly Apparatus And Method Of Coupling A Bag And A Box To Form A Bag-In-Box Assembly - A bag-in-box assembly apparatus comprising a frame, an insertion assembly and assembly urging arms. The bag-in-box assembly apparatus is configured for use in association with a bag-in-box package having a box with an opening and a bag having a spout. A collar is coupled to the spout of the bag and the also interfaces with the opening of the box. The assembly apparatus is utilized to couple the collar to the bag, inserting the bag into the box and coupling the collar to the box. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20160067936 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BOXES OF PAPER OR CARDBOARD - A quadrangular machine for forming boxes ( | 03-10-2016 |
| 493136000 | By interfitting of container portions | 3 |
| 493137000 | Interlocking tab and slot | 3 |
| 20160136920 | CLEAN EDGE CUSTOM PRINT OBJECTS - A printable blank sheet includes a sheet with a first layer and a second layer attached to a bottom side of the first layer, slit-over-perforation line in the sheet, and an object held in the sheet. The slit-over-perforation lines define a periphery of the object in the sheet. The slit-over-perforation lines include cuts running through the first layer, and perforations running through the second layer underneath the cuts running through the first layer. A method for creating custom print objects includes running a printable blank sheet through a printer, wherein the sheet includes slit-over-perforation lines defining a periphery of an object in the sheet. The sheet is bent along the slit-over-perforation lines to weaken and separate the slit-over-perforation lines, and the object is detached from the sheet. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160167330 | REUSABLE BOX BLANK | 06-16-2016 |
| 493138000 | Including integral internal partition | 1 |
| 20090305857 | MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER AND RESULTING CONTAINER - In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies that are more easily and quickly assembled into fully assembled containers. | 12-10-2009 |
| 493141000 | Including means to press work while adhesive sets or dries | 4 |
| 20080254961 | PACKAGING MACHINE WITH GLUING STATION AND FOLDING STATION - An apparatus for forming an end closure structure of a carton. The end closure structure is formed from minor end flaps and major end flaps. The apparatus includes a carton conveyor for transferring the carton in a flow direction along a carton conveyor path, a major end flap retaining guide assembly for retaining the major end flaps in an outwardly upright position, a minor end flap retaining guide assembly for retaining the minor end flaps in an inwardly folded position, and a gluing station for applying adhesive to the major and minor end flaps. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20110136640 | APPARATUS FOR FINISHING PRODUCTS COMING OUT FROM A MACHINE FOR FOLDING AND GLUING CARDBOARD OR PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS WITH A BACK - An apparatus for finishing products coming out from a folding and gluing machine of cardboard or paperboard products with a back, includes a longitudinal housing for advancing the products in rows, defined by two groups ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20150367589 | METHODS AND A MACHINE FOR FORMING A CONTAINER FROM A BLANK USING A ROTATABLE GLUE PANEL FOLDER - A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material including a glue panel and an overlap panel includes a frame, a mandrel mounted to the frame, a glue panel folder assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly. The mandrel has an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a portion of the container. The glue panel folder assembly includes an actuator and a glue panel folding member operatively coupled to the actuator. The actuator is configured to cause the glue panel folding member to move in a curvilinear path of motion, contact the glue panel, and move the glue panel into at least partial contact with the mandrel. The glue panel presser assembly is configured to press the overlap panel into face-to-face contact with the glue panel to form a manufacturer joint of the container. | 12-24-2015 |
| 493142000 | Work advancing during pressing | 1 |
| 493143000 | Plunger- and die-type press | 1 |
| 20110269609 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER HAVING AN ENHANCED CORNER SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An apparatus for forming a tray from a blank of sheet material is provided. The apparatus includes a platen configured to move along a path between a first position and a second position to drive the blank downstream from the first position and a first folding arm configured to fold an outside corner support member of the blank to form the blank into a partially formed tray including at least a portion of the outside corner support member being substantially parallel to the bottom panel. The apparatus further includes a fixed plate and a movable plate spaced from and movable with respect to the fixed plate. The fixed plate and the movable plate define a passage therebetween. The fixed plate guides the outside corner support member through the passage to a position adjacent a side panel and/or an end panel. | 11-03-2011 |
| 493147000 | With means to advance work or product | 1 |
| 20150072848 | METHODS AND MACHINE FOR FORMING A CONTAINER FROM A BLANK USING A PRE-FOLD MANDREL SECTION - A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material includes a frame, a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, a pre-folding assembly, and a transfer assembly. The mandrel assembly includes a first mandrel and a second mandrel. The first mandrel has an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a first portion of the container. The second mandrel is positioned downstream from the first mandrel, and has an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a second portion of the container. The pre-folding assembly is configured to fold a first portion of the blank around the first mandrel to form a partially formed container. The first portion of the blank corresponds to the first portion of the container. The transfer assembly is for transferring the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. | 03-12-2015 |
