Patent ID: 11858231
Assignee: PUNCHBOWL AUTOMATION IP LIMITED
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus comprising:
a fixture which secures a first carton;
one or more lid-closing elements that move over a secured first carton and fold one or more lid panels of the first carton to close the first carton, wherein the one or more lid panels extend from respective one or more walls of the first carton; one or more pushing elements which push the first carton upwards from the one or more fixtures;
one or more supports located above the fixtures to that support a second carton above the first carton, wherein the lid closing element comprises a roller and wherein the roller has a slot formed therein to admit a closure tab while the roller moves over the first carton to allow the roller to move over the carton with a clearance that is less than the height of the closure tab extending from the wall of the carton.