Patent ID: 8323165

Claim:
A method for forming a container from (i) a main blank having at least two side panels with side flaps and a bottom panel having bottom flaps, and (ii) at least two support blanks, said method comprising the steps of: a) moving a mandrel forward along a path inside a machine; b) engaging said support blanks on first opposing sides of said mandrel as said mandrel travels forward on said path; c) engaging said bottom panel on a front side of said mandrel as said mandrel travels forward on said path such that an edge of each said support blank is aligned against said bottom panel; d) bending said side panels against second opposing sides of said mandrel with at least one plow as said mandrel travels forward on said path, wherein said second opposing sides of said mandrel are generally perpendicular to said first opposing sides of said mandrel; e) after said side panels are bent, bending said side flaps against said support blanks by a plurality of folding members having extended and retracted positions; and f) after said side flaps are bent, bending said bottom flaps against said side flaps while said plurality of folding members have said extended positions.