Patent ID: 6048421
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
A machine for forming and attaching lids to containers comprising:a. a lower horizontal conveyor for bringing open-ended containers with side walls into the machine;b. a first plurality of adhesive applicators located at one end of said conveyor for applying adhesive to certain side walls of the containers;c. a lift at the end of said conveyor adjacent to said applicators for continuously receiving and raising the containers in a vertical direction inside the machine without lowering between containers, said lift comprising a pair of continuous belts mounted on parallel sprockets and having a plurality of cross members attached thereto at regular intervals, each such cross member including a plurality of support members for holding said containers;d. a feed located along the path of said lift for providing lid blanks with flaps above said containers;e. a second plurality of adhesive applicators located along the path of said feed for applying adhesive to certain flaps of said lid blanks;f. a plurality of adjustable angled compression shoes located along the path of said lift above said feed for deforming the flaps of said lid blanks around the container; andg. an ejection ram for removing the lidded container from the machine.