Patent ID: 7074171

Claim:
A method for making a multiple piece box from first and second blanks comprising: providing a supply of said first and second blanks in first and second feed members, each of said first blanks having a first connection edge and an outer edge opposite to said first connection edge and each of said second blanks having a second connection edge and an outer edge opposite to said second connection edge; feeding said first and second blanks simultaneously from said first and second feed members and conveying said first and second blanks in a travel direction at the same speed and for the same distance along parallel paths wherein said travel path is parallel to said first and second connection edges and wherein said first and second connection edges of said first and second blanks are parallel and adjacent to one another throughout their conveyance along said paths during said feeding step; applying an adhesive to at least one of said first connection edges; moving at least one of said first and second blanks toward the other of said first and second blanks after said feeding step so that one of said first and second connection edges overlaps the other of said first and second connection edges with the adhesive therebetween; and pressing said first and second connection edges together after said applying step and after said moving step.