Patent ID: 7278248

Claim:
A case sealer, comprising: a frame having a longitudinal axis and including an entrance conveyor for moving boxes entering the case sealer along the axis; a pair of longitudinal spaced-apart, lateral conveyors located to receive boxes from the entrance conveyor; a floating head spaced above the lateral conveyors, the floating head including: an upwardly inclined entry ramp adapted to engage and fold inwardly a forward end flap on a box; means for raising and lowering the floating head to suit the height of the box; a pivoting arm assembly including a pivot arm pivotable downwardly after the box passes thereunder to fold inwardly a rearward end flap on the box; a boom extending over the entrance conveyor having a distal end, the pivot arm assembly being slidably mounted on the boom; means for sliding the pivoting arm assembly along the boom to accommodate and close the end flaps of boxes of varying length; diverging side bars for engaging and folding inwardly side flaps on the box after the rearward end flap has been folded inwardly; and a seal dispensing platform located downstream of the lateral conveyors, the seal dispensing platform including holding means for holding box flaps shut, the seal dispensing platform being adapted to mount a seal dispenser centrally thereon for sealing the box flaps shut.