Patent ID: 6811525
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B31B,B65B

Abstract:
A method of loading cartons in a packaging machine, comprising:providing a plurality of cartons, each of said plurality of cartons comprising an end opening having a width less than a pitch of flight bars of the packaging machine; detachably affixing the plurality of cartons to one another, such that the combined end opening width of the detachably affixed cartons are equal to the pitch of the packaging machine; facilitating placement of the plurality of detachably affixed cartons between the flight bars, wherein said plurality of detachably affixed cartons are provided in a collapsed condition prior to being placed in the packaging machine, such that they are manipulated by the packaging machine for placement between the flight bars as if they are a unitary carton; and detaching the plurality of cartons from one another after the plurality of cartons have been loaded.