Packaging machine

Claim 1

A PACKAGING MACHINE WHICH COMPRISES (A) A FRAME, (B) MEANS AT ONE END OF SAID FRAME TO RECEIVE A FILLED CARTON WITH ITS FLAPS AT BOTH ENDS EXTENDING UNFOLDED, (C) MEANS FOR FORWARDING SAID CARTON LENGTHWISE OF SAID MACHINE, (D) MEANS FOR FOLDING THE LEADING FLAPS AT EACH SIDE OF SAID CARTON INWARD AND SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH THE END OF SAID CARTON, (E) A TRAILING FLAP TUCKING MEANS WHICH TURNS IN SAID TRAILING FLAP SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH THE END OF SAID CARTON, (F) MEANS CARRIED BY SAID PACKAGING MACHINE TO ENGAGE SAID TRAILING FLAP TUCKING MEANS AND MOVE IT FROM AN INITIAL POSITION INTO TUCKING CONTACT WITH SAID TRAILING FLAP AND DISENGAGE SAID TRAILING FLAP TUCKING MEANS WHEN THE TRAILING FLAP HAS BEEN TUCKED IN PLACE PERMITTING SAME TO RETURN TO ITS INITIAL POSITION, (G) MEANS TO TURN THE TOP AND BOTTOM END FLAPS OF SAID CARTON SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH AND IN FINAL CONSTRUCTED POSITION WITH THE ENDS OF SAID CARTON, (H) MEANS FOR DISCHARGING AND APPLYING GLUE FROM A GLUE APPLICATOR TO THE OUTER FACE OF EACH OF SAID FIRST TURNED END FLAPS AT THEIR SUBSTANTIALLY FINAL CONSTRUCTED POSITION, (I) MEANS FOR TURNING THE REMAINING END FLAPS INTO CONTACT WITH THE GLUE ON SAID TURNED END FLAPS, AND (J) MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID END FLAPS IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER FOR SEALING WHILE SAID CARTON IS MOVED TO THE SECOND END OF SAID FRAME READY FOR DELIVERY.