Patent ID: 9309017
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B65B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A system for loading at least one item into each of a plurality of containers, said system comprising: (i) a bucket configured for supporting at least one container, said container having a plurality of side walls interconnected in a tubular configuration with first and second end openings and a plurality of flaps extending from said side walls; (ii) a conveyor being interconnected to said bucket, said conveyor being operable to move said bucket along a first path portion and a second path portion; (iii) a folding station proximate said first path portion for folding a flap to close said first end opening as said bucket is moved along said first path portion; said conveyor having a conveyor axis of rotation, said axis of rotation of said conveyor being oriented at an acute conveyor angle to a horizontal plane; said bucket being oriented relative to said conveyor axis of rotation by a wedge angle; said conveyor being configured and operable to rotate said bucket around said axis of rotation from said first path portion to said second path portion; wherein a side wall of said container is oriented generally in or parallel to said horizontal plane when said bucket is moved along said first path portion and wherein said second end opening faces upwardly to receive an item when said bucket is moved along said second path portion.