Patent ID: 9090038
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: B31B

Abstract:
1. A method for setting up bottle carrier baskets comprising the steps of: a. picking up a flat carrier basket from a storage unit; b. moving the flat carrier basket into contact with a first opener head; c. contacting the flat carrier basket with a second opener head, the second opener head being opposed to the first opener head; d. activating a partial vacuum to vacuum cups of the first and second opener heads and grasping the flat carrier basket with the first and second opener heads; e. moving the first opener head and the second opener head away from each other to expand the flat carrier basket; f. moving a handle portion of the expanded carrier basket relative to a body portion of the expanded carrier basket to position a notch in a bottom portion for engagement with a hook in a central wall thereof; g. engaging the notch and the hook by causing an actuator to lift a portion of the bottom panel of the carrier basket to position the notch adjacent to the hook and releasing the partial vacuum on the opener head vacuum cups; and h. discharging the set up bottle carrier basket.