System having a carousel of buckets configured to induct inventory items into packaging

An inventory packaging system configured to induct inventory items into a packaging material, the inventory packaging system comprising:

• a packaging material handler configured to support a packaging material such that an open upper end of the packaging material is spaced above a closed lower end of the packaging material, and such that a first side of the packaging material is spaced from a second side of the packaging material so as to define a void therebetween;
• and
• an inventory induction carousel having:
• a guiderail that defines a path that forms a loop, the loop having a loading position and an unloading position, the unloading position being aligned relative to the packaging material handler such that the unloading position is directly above the open upper end of the packaging material when the packaging material is supported by the packaging material handler;
• and
• a plurality of buckets supported by the guiderail, the plurality of buckets including at least a first bucket having an upper end and having a lower end that includes at least one bottom wall that is moveable between (i) a transporting configuration wherein the at least one bottom wall substantially closes the lower end of the bucket such that the bucket is configured to receive and carry inventory items and (ii) a discharge configuration wherein the at least one bottom wall is moved so as to define an opening in the lower end such that the bucket is configured to discharge inventory items from the lower end,
• wherein the inventory packaging system is configured to drive the buckets from the loading position towards the unloading position in the transporting configuration so as to carry inventory items towards the unloading position, and is configured to transition the buckets to the discharge configuration so as to unload inventory items at the unloading position directly into the open upper end of the packaging material.