Manually operated packaging machine for use with wrap-around type bottle carriers

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IN A PACKAGING MACHING FOR USE WITH A WRAPAROUND TYPE BOTTLE CARRIER OF THE TYPE INCLUDING SIDE WALLS AND A PAIR OF BOTTOM FLAPS HAVING OVERLAPPING PORTIONS AND INTERLOCKING TABS AND OPENINGS, BOTTOM FLAP FOLDING AND LOCKING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SWINGABLE FLAP FOLDING MEMBERS DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION, ACTUATING MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID FLAP FOLDING MEMBERS IN UNISON FOR FOLDING CARRIER BOTTOM FLAPS TOI POSITIONS UNDERLYING BOTTLES WITHIN THE CARRIER, TAB INTERLOCKING MEMBERS FOR PUSHING LOCKING TABS OF ONE BOTTOM FLAP THROUGH ASSOCIATED OPENINGS IN THE OTHER BOTTOM FLAP TO INTERLOCK THE BOTTOM FLAP TO FORM A CARRIER BOTTOM WALL, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID TAB INTERLOCKING MEMBERS TO SAID ACTUATING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT THEREBY IN TIMED SEQUENCE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FLAP FOLDING MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID FLAP FOLDING MEMBERS HAVING A GENERALLY UPSTANDING SUPPORT HAVING A POINT OF PIVOTAL MOUNTING ADJACENT THE LOWER END THEREOF, AND SAID ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING AN OSCILLATABLE SHAFT HAVING A CAM THEREON, AND CAM FOLLOWERS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORTS AND ENGAGED WITH SAID CAM FOR MOVING SAID SUPPORTS TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER, SAID SHAFT BEING DISPOSED OUTWARDLY OF SAID SUPPORTS WITH ONE OF SAID CAM FOLLOWERS BEING DIRECTLY MOUNTED ON THE ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID SUPPORTS AND THE OTHER OF SAID CAM FOLLOWERS BEING CARRIED BY A LINK CONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID SUPPORTS AND CROSSING SAID ONE SUPPORT.