Apparatus for forming a bulk package
AssigneeJames River Corporation
InventorsJoseph E. Geyser, Nestor Kozbur
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming a bulk package and including bottom tray placement means for placing a bottom tray on a support, stacking means for stacking layers of objects on the bottom tray, top cap positioning means for positioning a top cap over the upper-most layer of stacked objects, and post member positioning means for positioning post members at preselected spaced locations between the bottom tray and top cap.
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Apparatus for forming a bulk package, said bulk package including objects stacked in layers with each layer comprising a plurality of said objects disposed in rows, a bottom tray disposed under the lower-most layer, a top cap disposed over the upper-most layer, and a plurality of elongated post members extending between the bottom tray and the top cap, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- bottom tray placement means for placing the bottom tray on a support;
- stacking means for stacking said layers of objects on said bottom tray after placement of said bottom tray on said support;
- top cap positioning means for positioning said top cap over the upper-most layer of objects after said stacking means has stacked said layers of objects;
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- post member positioning means for positioning post members at preselected spaced locations between said bottom tray and top cap.
Apparatus for forming a bulk package having a plurality of sides intersecting at corners, said bulk package including objects stacked in layers with each layer comprising a plurality of objects disposed in rows, a bottom tray disposed under the lower-most layer, said bottom tray including a tray panel and tray flaps disposed at least partially about the periphery of said tray panel, a top cap disposed over the uppermost layer, said tray cap including a cap panel and cap flaps disposed at least partially about the periphery of said cap panel, and elongated post members located at said corners and extending between the bottom tray and top cap, each said post member being maintained at one of said corners by frictional engagement between said objects and said tray and cap flaps, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- bottom tray placement means for placing the bottom tray on a support;
- stacking means for stacking said layers of objects on said bottom tray after placement of said bottom tray on said support;
- top cap positioning means for positioning said top cap over the upper-most layer of objects after said stacking means has stacked said layers of objects;
- post member positioning means for positioning said post members at said corners;
- tray flap manipulating means for folding said tray flaps and bringing said tray flaps into engagement with said post members whereby the lower ends of said post members are maintained between the tray flaps and objects at said corners;
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- cap flap manipulating means for folding said cap flaps and bringing said cap flaps into engagement with said post members whereby the upper ends of said post members are maintained between the cap flaps and objects at said corners.
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