Carton gluing and forming machine

Claim 1

IN A CARTON FORMING APPARATUS, AT LEAST ONE MANDREL, GUIDE MEANS GUIDING SAID MANDREL FOR MOVEMENT ALONG AN ORBITAL PATH, DRIVE MEANS DRIVING SAID MANDREL ALONG SAID ORBITAL PATH, SAID MANDREL TRAVELING UPWARDLY ALONG A CARTON FORMING RUN AND DOWNWARDLY ALONG A CARTON STRIPPING RUN, A PAIR OF PARALLEL SPACED STRIPPING BELTS EXTENDING ALONG OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID MANDREL,AND FORMING DOWNWARD CONTINUATIONS OF THE STRIPPING RUN THEREOF, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID STRIPPING BELTS IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF SAID MANDREL, SAID MANDREL HAVING AT LEAST ONE LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED THEREON ENGAGEABLE WITH A FORMED CARTON AND REMOVING THE TOP PORTION OF THE FORMED CARTON FROM THE TOP PORTION OF SAID MANDREL, A STATIONARY CAM EXTENDING ALONG THE STRIPPING RUN OF SAID MANDREL, A FOLLOWER MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID LEVER AND MOVABLE ALONG SAID CAM TO OPERATE SAID LEVER TO REMOVE THE TOP PORTION OF A CARTON FROM SAID MANDREL, AND A ROTATABLY DRIVEN CREASER MEMBER ENGAGING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CARTON FROM SAID LEVER INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF AND DEFINING A LINE OF HINGED MOVEMENT OF THE TOP PORTION OF THE CARTON AS IT IS REMOVED FROM SAID MANDREL BY SAID LEVER, SAID CREASER MEMBER ROTATING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF SAID MANDREL AND CARTON AND ALSO KICKING SAID CARTON FROM SAID MANDREL TO BE CARRIED AWAY BY SAID STRIPPING BELTS.