Patent ID: 8182406

Claim:
A machine for conveying a carton including a lid having at least first and second flaps along a conveying path in a first, substantially horizontal plane, comprising: a support surface for supporting the carton during movement along the conveying path; an overhead conveyor overlying a first portion of the support surface, said overhead conveyor including at least one first lug selectively movable from a retracted position to a depending position for engaging and conveying the carton in a first direction along the support surface; a takeaway conveyor adjacent a second portion of the support surface for conveying at least one second lug selectively movable from a retracted position to an upstanding position for engaging and conveying the carton in a second direction along the path, said second direction being generally perpendicular to the first direction; and a first folder for folding at least the first flap while the carton is conveyed along the first portion of the support surface by the overhead conveyor; and a second folder for folding at least the first flap while the carton is conveyed along the second portion of the support surface by the takeaway conveyor.