Patent ID: 8480551
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B31B

Abstract:
1. A tool for forming a container from a blank, the tool comprising: a first tool assembly; a second tool assembly; at least one of the first tool assembly and the second tool assembly being moveable between an open position of the tool wherein the blank is received between the first and the second tool assembly and a closed position of the tool wherein the blank is formed into the container; and a blank positioning system adjacent at least one of the first tool assembly and the second tool assembly, the blank positioning system having features for positioning the blank in an aligned position wherein the blank is axially aligned with the first tool assembly and the second tool assembly in the open position of the tool; and the blank positioning system comprises a blank infeed table adjacent the at least one of the first tool assembly and the second tool assembly, the blank infeed table has an upstream end surface, a downstream end surface, opposite side surfaces, an upper face, a lower face, and a blank guiding surface comprising a contoured upper portion adjacent the upper face, and the blank positioning system further comprises a pair of blank guides adjacent the blank infeed table, each of the pair of blank guides extends above the upper face of the blank infeed table.