Patent ID: 7073308

Claim:
A system for securely affixing locking elements of a lid of a container with cooperating locking elements of a base of the container, said locking elements being formed on flanges extending from the lid and base of the container in cooperating alignment with each other, said system comprising: A. a support table constructed for enabling containers to be moved thereon; B. a conveyor belt mounted to the support table and constructed for transferring the containers along the length of the table; and C. a container securing section mounted to the support table and comprising a. a first endless loop belt drive assembly positioned in cooperating relationship with the conveyor, b. a second endless loop belt drive assembly positioned in cooperating relationship with the first endless loop belt drive assembly defining therebetween an elongated, container engaging gap and c. said container engaging extending longitudinally substantially parallel to the surface of the conveyor and positioned for engaging the outwardly extending flanges of the container and dimensioned for compressing the locking elements formed on the flanges into secure interengagement with each other; d. first control means controllably engaged with the support plate for simultaneously raising and lowering the first and second endless loop belt drive assemblies relative to the conveyor, thereby enabling the position of the elongated gap relative to the conveyor to be easily adjusted for any sized container; whereby containers moving on the conveyor are advanced into engagement with the container engaging gap of the endless loop drive belt assemblies wherein the locking elements of the container are securely engaged with each other.