Patent ID: 7316103

Claim:
A method of packaging articles, comprising: moving a series of articles along an article infeed path; moving a series of cartons received on a carton conveyor along a packaging path adjacent the article infeed path; directing the articles toward a loading position along the packaging path; engaging the articles with a series of selector wedges as the articles approach their loading position so as to form article groups; depositing each of the article groups on a carton contained within a flight of the carton conveyor; urging a portion of each carton over the groups of articles loaded thereon; as the cartons are urged over the groups of articles, engaging and tucking gussets of the cartons inwardly with gusset tucking fingers arranged along the selector wedges; and moving a cam follower along a cam track as the cartons are moved along their carton path of travel, and in response, reciprocating the gusset tucking fingers toward and away from engagement with the gussets of the cartons to cause side panels of the cartons to be folded about the groups of articles.