Method and machine for constructing a collapsible bulk bin
AssigneeSmurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsThomas D. Graham, Amer Aganovic
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Abstract
A machine for making a reinforced, collapsible bulk bin assembly is provided. The machine includes a body blank feeding device for providing a body blank from a stack of body blanks, an erecting device for partially erecting the body blank, a folding device for partially folding a bottom blank, a bottom insertion device for inserting the partially folded bottom blank into the partially erected body blank, and first fingers for attaching major flaps of the body blank to the bottom blank. The machine also includes second fingers for attaching minor flaps of the body blank to major flaps of the body blank, wherein the erecting device collapses the partially erected body blank after the first fingers attach the major flaps to the bottom blank.
Claims28
A method for making a reinforced, collapsible bulk bin assembly, the bulk bin capable of being erected to a deployed articulated configuration, the bulk bin formed from a body blank and a bottom blank, the body blank having major bottom flaps and minor bottom flaps, the bulk bin having a bottom and a plurality of side panels extending from the bottom, said method comprising:
- providing a body blank from a stack of body blanks;
- partially erecting the body blank;
- partially folding the bottom blank;
- inserting the partially folded bottom blank into the partially erected body blank;
- attaching the major flaps of the body blank to the bottom blank;
- collapsing the partially erected body blank;
- attaching each minor flap to a major flap of the body blank after the blank has been collapsed;
- and
- applying a plurality of straps to the body blank.
A machine for making a reinforced, collapsible bulk bin assembly, capable of being erected to a deployed articulated configuration, the bulk bin being formed from a body blank and a bottom blank, the body blank having major bottom flaps and minor bottom flaps, the bulk bin having a bottom and a plurality of side panels extending from the bottom, said machine comprising:
- a body blank feeding device for providing a body blank from a stack of body blanks;
- an erecting device for partially erecting the body blank;
- a folding device for partially folding a bottom blank;
- a bottom insertion device for inserting the partially folded bottom blank into the partially erected body blank;
- first fingers for attaching the major flaps to the bottom blank;
- second fingers for attaching each minor flap to a major flap of the body blank, wherein the erecting device collapses the partially erected body blank after the body blank is attached to the bottom blank;
- and
- a strapping device for applying a plurality of straps to the body blank.
A machine for making a reinforced, collapsible bulk bin assembly, capable of being erected to a deployed articulated configuration, the bulk bin being formed from a body blank and a bottom blank, the body blank having major bottom flaps and minor bottom flaps, the bulk bin having a bottom and a plurality of side panels extending from the bottom, said machine comprising:
- a body blank feeding device for providing a body blank from a stack of body blanks;
- an erecting device for partially erecting the body blank;
- a folding device for partially folding a bottom blank;
- a bottom insertion device for inserting the partially folded bottom blank into the partially erected body blank;
- a first attachment device for attaching the major flaps to the bottom blank;
- a second attachment device for attaching each minor flap to a major flap of the body blank, wherein the erecting device collapses the partially erected body blank after the body blank is attached to the bottom blank;
- and
- a strapping device for applying a plurality of straps to the body blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.