Patent ID: 11969967
Assignee: PACKSIZE LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A system for folding and retaining upper flaps of a box, the system comprising:
a flap folding assembly configured to fold the upper flaps of the box to an open or outwardly folded configuration, the upper flaps being folded outwardly and down towards outer sidewall surfaces of the box in the folded configuration, the flap folding assembly comprising:
a carriage assembly;
first and second opposing flap folders connected to the carriage assembly, the first and second opposing flap folders being configured to move closer together and further apart from one another parallel to a first axis; and
third and fourth opposing flap folders connected to the carriage assembly, the third and fourth opposing flap folders being configured to move closer together and further apart from one another parallel to a second axis; and

a bander assembly configured to apply a band or other restraint to the upper flaps of the box to retain the upper flaps in the folded configuration.