Patent ID: 11897222
Assignee: nan
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method of erecting a container, comprising:
(a) placing a knock-down container blank on a base such that a bottom side panel of said blank abuts said base;
(b) gripping said bottom side panel of said container blank with a gripper of said base;
(c) raising a top side panel of said container blank while providing relative movement of said top side panel relative to said bottom side panel in a horizontal direction so as to open said blank into a container sleeve;
wherein a side panel is pivotally connected to said top side panel and to said bottom side panel of said container blank;
wherein said raising opens said container blank so that said side panel is brought into abutment with a generally vertically extending back member;, and wherein said method further comprises:
(d) after said raising, gripping said side panel of said knock-down carton blank with a gripper of said back member;
(e) while gripping said side panel of said knock-down carton blank with said gripper of said back member, releasing said top side panel of said knock-down carton blank.