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Apparatus, particularly, for packing egg cartons into wire baskets includes a movable tray for delivering cartons to a basket filling station where the cartons are lowered into the basket. Tines support the cartons after the movable tray is withdrawn and a movable press urges the cartons downwardly

Apparatus, particularly, for packing egg cartons into wire baskets includes a movable tray for delivering cartons to a basket filling station where the cartons are lowered into the basket. Tines support the cartons after the movable tray is withdrawn and a movable press urges the cartons downwardly onto the tines while the tines move downwardly. The sequence is repeated and layers of cartons are progressively added to fill the basket. A sensor determines when the baskets are full and removes full baskets and replaces new baskets for filling. The basket filling station is fed from multiple filling trays fed by multiple conveyors.

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Apparatus for packing elements into a container comprising: an escapement conveyor for moving the elements from a delivery conveyor to a movable tray, the escapement conveyor including centering means to align elements prior to loading onto the movable tray; the movable tray for delivering the eleme

Apparatus for packing elements into a container comprising: an escapement conveyor for moving the elements from a delivery conveyor to a movable tray, the escapement conveyor including centering means to align elements prior to loading onto the movable tray; the movable tray for delivering the elements from a loading position remote from a container mouth to an unloading position above the container mouth, said container being located at a container filling station; a movable support at the filling station extending upwardly rom a lower position through the container whereby the free end of the support supports the elements from underneath on removal of the tray from the filling station, the movable support means being a series of tines, and the tines being elongated plates spaced discretely from each other wherein the free ends of the tines fit under grooves in the bottom of the elements, location of the tines being determined relative to the standard groove location in the base of the elements; a movable press for urging the elements downwardly onto the support and into the container for a discreet distance after removal of the removable tray, the support moving simultaneously progressively downwardly into the container, and the press thereupon being upwardly movable after a predetermined press movement whereupon the movable tray, movable support and movable press sequence is repeatable for another element load to the container filling station; and a sensor for determining the element loading state of the container such that upon a predetermined loading of the container, the container is removed from the filling station.