Display carton packing apparatus

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APPARATUS FOR PACKING ARTICLES IN A CARTON OF THE TYPE HAVING FOLDABLY CONNECTED TOP AND BOTTOM PANELS AND OPPOSITE END PANELS AND PANEL EXTENSIONS AND FLAP EXTENSIONS RESPECTIVELY FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM PANELS AND SAID END PANELS, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) A MAGAZINE FOR SUPPORTING A GENERALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING STACK OF SUCH CARTONS IN FLAT, COLLAPSED CONDITION, EACH WITH ITS TOP PANEL AND ONE END PANEL IN OVERLYING ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS BOTTOM PANEL AND OPPOSITE END PANEL AND WITH SAID PANEL EXTENISIONS AND SAID FLAP EXTENSIONS RESPECTIVELY COPLANAR THEREWITH; (B) CONVEYING MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY FEEDING THE LOWERMOST CARTON FROM SAID STACK AWAY FROM SAID MAGAZINE IN A DIRECTION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SIDE EDGES;