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Apparatus and method for forming a three-piece paperboard, bulk shipping container from a flat collapsed tubular body member and a pair of flat end members, which apparatus and method includes means for erecting the body member from the flat collapsed to the tubular erected condition, pushing both e

Apparatus and method for forming a three-piece paperboard, bulk shipping container from a flat collapsed tubular body member and a pair of flat end members, which apparatus and method includes means for erecting the body member from the flat collapsed to the tubular erected condition, pushing both end members against opposite ends of the erected body member at the same time, and then folding and securing the flanges of the end members to opposite ends of the body member.

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Apparatus for automatically forming a three-piece bulk shipping container from a pair of top and bottom end members, each having an end wall with flanges foldably joined to side edges thereof, and a collapsed tubular body member, having a plurality of side walls, said apparatus comprising: (a) conve

Apparatus for automatically forming a three-piece bulk shipping container from a pair of top and bottom end members, each having an end wall with flanges foldably joined to side edges thereof, and a collapsed tubular body member, having a plurality of side walls, said apparatus comprising: (a) conveyor means, for moving said members between operating stations, including a horizontally extending conveyor; (b) a body member feeding station including body member feeding means disposed adjacent one side of said conveyor for storing said body members in collapsed condition and for placing them, one at a time, horizontally across said conveyor; (c) an end member feeding station including end member feeding means disposed at opposite sides of said conveyor for storing said top and bottom end members, and for positioning them vertically in channels at opposite sides of said conveyor; (d) an adhesive applying station located between said body member and end member feeding stations and including means for applying adhesive to end areas of said body members; (e) a container forming station including: (i) body member erecting means for converting said body members from flat collapsed to tubular erected condition; (ii) container assembly means for pushing both of said end members snugly against opposite ends of said body member at the same time and for folding said flanges against the side walls thereof.