Patent ID: 11878825
Assignee: PACKSIZE LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A packaging machine comprising:
a crowder assembly configured to receive and maintain an arrangement of a stack of one or more items during a packaging process, the crowder assembly comprising:
a floor configured to have the stack of one or more items positioned thereon;
first and second opposing sidewalls, at least one of the first and second sidewalls being configured to selectively move closer to and further from the other sidewall, the first and second opposing sidewalls being configured to be positioned on opposing sides of the stack of one or more items;
a back wall or back wall assembly configured to have the stack of one or more items positioned thereagainst; and
a front wall assembly positioned opposite to the back wall or back wall assembly such that the front wall assembly and the back wall or back wall assembly are positioned on opposing sides of the stack of one or more items, the front wall assembly being configured to be positioned between the first and second opposing sidewalls and configured to selectively move towards the back wall or back wall assembly.