Carton bottom folder and sealer

A carton sealing apparatus for sealing the bottom flaps of a carton, the carton having a leading side, a trailing side, and a pair of opposing sides;

• comprising:
• (a) a frame structure;
• (b) a sealing head mounted to said frame structure;
• (c) a pair of opposing side arms mounted to said frame structure, said side arms having endless conveyor belts engageable with the opposing sides of the carton, said side arms being transversely movable toward and away from one another for accommodating cartons of different widths;
• (d) a bottom flap folder assembly, said bottom flap folder assembly including a substantially horizontal plate positioned substantially coplanar with said sealing head, and at least a pair of pivotally mounted arms for pivoting between a first position wherein said arms being in a substantially vertical position and a second position wherein said arms being in a substantially horizontal position for infolding the carton bottom side flaps, said pivotally mounted arms being mounted to said side arms and being transversely movable therewith for accommodating the infolding of the carton bottom side flaps of cartons having different widths;
• and
• (e) means for pivoting said arms between said first and second positions.

A carton sealing apparatus for sealing the bottom flaps of a carton, the carton having a leading side, a trailing side, and a pair of opposing sides;

• comprising:
• (a) a frame structure;
• (b) a sealing head mounted to said frame structure;
• (c) a pair of opposing side arms mounted to said frame structure, said side arms having endless conveyor belts engageable with the opposing sides of the carton;
• (d) a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart wheels mounted to at least one of said side arms that are engageable with at least one of the opposing sides of the carton so as to urge the carton downward as it passes above said sealing head;
• (e) a bottom flap folder assembly, said bottom flap folder assembly including a substantially horizontal plate positioned substantially coplanar with said sealing head, and at least a pair of pivotally mounted arms for pivoting between a first position wherein said arms being in a substantially vertical position and a second position wherein said arms being in a substantially horizontal position for infolding the carton bottom side flaps;
• and
• (f) means for pivoting said arms between said first and second positions.