Box lidder

Claim 1

BOX LIDDING APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING LIDS ON BOX BOTTOMS IN AN ASSEMBLY ZONE INCLUDING IN COMBINATION A FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, MEANS ADJACENT ONE PAIR OF SAID WALL ENDS MOUNTING SAID SIDE WALLS IN ADJUSTABLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP FOR ADJUSTABLE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, A PAIR OF GUIDE RAILS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID GUIDE RAILS IN ADJUSTABLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP IN SAID ZONE FOR ADJUSTABLE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ADJACENT ONE PAIR OF ENDS THEREOF IN THE TERMINAL PORTION OF SAID ZONE, MEANS ON SAID SIDE WALLS FOR GUIDING A LID TO A POSITION AT WHICH ITS FRONT EDGE IS SUPPORTED BY SAID RAILS TO PERMIT SAID LID TO BE ENGAGED BY A BOX BOTTOM BEING FED TO SAID ZONE, A FIRST CONVEYOR FOR FEEDING BOTTOMS TO SAID POSITION, ESCAPEMENT MEANS RELEASABLY HOLDING A BOTTOM AGAINST MOVEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SAID FIRST CONVEYOR, A SECOND CONVEYOR FOR RECEIVING BOTTOMS FROM SAID FIRST CONVEYOR, MEANS ON SAID SECOND CONVEYOR FOR ENGAGING A BOTTOM RECEIVED FROM SAID FIRST CONVEYOR AND FOR CARRYING IT THROUGH SAID ZONE, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID SECOND CONVEYOR, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID DRIVE MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID ESCAPEMENT TO RELEASE A BOTTOM IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SAID BOTTOM ENGAGING MEANS AT A POSITION AT WHICH IT CAN BE ENGAGE A BOTTOM, A TOP LID GUIDE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID TOP LID GUIDE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF IN THE TERMINAL PORTION OF SAID