Patent ID: 6360514
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method for forming cartons of sizes adjusted to an article of predetermined size to be cartoned therein, said method comprising of:operating a controller and repositioning, sizing and cutting knives to trim one or more longitudinal and transverse side edges to provide a custom trimmed blank which is smaller than the predetermined size of blank in at least one of the blank's overall width and length between the trimmed side edges and which is trimmed across the entire width and length of the edge; shifting scoring devices to positions for scoring the blank to provide a wrap-around carton with a plurality of panels including a bottom panel which is adjusted in size to be customized to the size and shape of the articles being wrapped; cutting at least one edge across the entire width or length of the edge with the repositioned sizing and cutting knives to provide a trimmed blank which is smaller in overall width or length between edges of the blank; scoring the blank with the shifted scoring devices to form a bottom panel which is adjusted in size to the size of a bottom side of the article and other panels customized to the size and shape of the article being wrapped to form a trimmed blank sized for the size of the article; feeding articles of a predetermined size to a wrap-around station to have the trimmed blank wrapped thereabout; feeding the trimmed blank into the wrap-around station; wrapping the articles with the trimmed blank to form a carton sized to the article; and discharging the cartoned article from the wrap-around station.