Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods relating to corrugated materials, containers, and packaging
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Application No.: US13465030Application Date: 2012-05-07
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Publication No.: US08348820B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Donn J. Costanzo, Jr. , Donn J. Costanzo
- Applicant: Donn J. Costanzo, Jr. , Donn J. Costanzo
- Applicant Address: US SC Fort Mill
- Assignee: Thatbox Design, LLC
- Current Assignee: Thatbox Design, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US SC Fort Mill
- Agency: Tillman Wright, PLLC
- Agent Chad D. Tillman; Jeremy C. Doerre
- Main IPC: B31B1/62
- IPC: B31B1/62

Abstract:
A machine for transitioning a box cutout from a flat configuration to a collapsed box configuration includes a first drive wheel configured to drive a box cutout towards a plunging area; a plunger configured to apply force to a central portion of a bottom panel of the box cutout so as to fold the box about a lateral bisecting axis and propel at least a portion of the box cutout downward; and opposed second and third drive wheels configured to grab a box cutout propelled downward by the plunger and further draw the box cutout downward into a collapsed box configuration within a collection area. A box cutout transitioned to a collapsed box configuration in this manner may include a bottom panel having plurality of unbroken minor score lines and broken major score lines.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120238424A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING TO CORRUGATED MATERIALS, CONTAINERS, AND PACKAGING Public/Granted day:2012-09-20
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