Patent ID: 8177698

Claim:
An apparatus for forming a tray from a blank of sheet material, the blank including a bottom panel, a side panel extending from a side edge of the bottom panel, an end panel extending from an end edge of the bottom panel, and an outside corner support member, the apparatus comprising: a platen configured to move along a path between a first position and a second position to drive the blank downstream from the first position toward the second position; a first folding arm configured to fold the outside corner support member of the blank to form the blank into a partially formed tray, the partially formed tray including at least a portion of the outside corner support member being substantially parallel to the bottom panel; and a fixed plate and a movable plate spaced from and movable with respect to the fixed plate, the fixed plate and the movable plate defining a passage therebetween, wherein the fixed plate guides the outside corner support member of the partially formed tray through the passage to a position adjacent at least one of the side panel and the end panel to form a tray wall of the tray.