Case erector and sealer apparatus

An automated case erecting apparatus for use in erecting case blanks, the apparatus comprising:

• a case blank feeder configured to hold a plurality of upstanding case blanks arranged face-to-face, the case blank feeder including a path along which the case blanks are directed;
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• a case erecting assembly that receives a case blank from the case blank feeder at a case receiving location, the case erecting assembly including a first arm carrying a first gripper element and a second arm carrying a second gripper element, the first arm and associated first gripper element arranged and configured such that the first gripper element includes upwardly extending pins that engage a bottom edge of a first bottom case flap of the case blank, the second arm and associated second gripper element arranged and configured such that the second gripper element includes upwardly extending pins that engage a bottom edge of a second bottom case flap of the case blank, and at least one of the first arm and the second arm moves to erect the case.

An automated case erecting apparatus for use in erecting case blanks, the apparatus comprising:

• a case blank feeder configured to hold a plurality of upstanding case blanks arranged face-to-face, the case blank feeder including a path along which the case blanks are directed;
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• a case erecting assembly that receives a case blank from the case blank feeder at a case receiving location, the case erecting assembly including a first arm including a first plurality of pin and dome assemblies mounted thereon and a second arm including a second plurality of pin and dome assemblies mounted thereon, a multiplicity of the pin and dome assemblies of the first arm mounted for movement and selective positioning along a lengthwise slot of the first arm, a multiplicity of the pin and dome assemblies of the second arm mounted for movement and selective positioning along a lengthwise slot of the second arm.