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A packing apparatus for packing multiple layers of containers into a receptacle is shown. The packing apparatus includes a placement assembly and a carriage assembly. The placement assembly includes a plurality of pickup devices mounted on one end of a moveable arm. The arm is moveable so that the p

A packing apparatus for packing multiple layers of containers into a receptacle is shown. The packing apparatus includes a placement assembly and a carriage assembly. The placement assembly includes a plurality of pickup devices mounted on one end of a moveable arm. The arm is moveable so that the pickup devices can pick up and transfer the containers to the receptacle. The receptacle is supported by the carriage assembly. The carriage assembly includes a moveable carriage that adjustably moves the position of the receptacle, relative to the placement assembly, to enable the articles to be placed into the receptacle in a preselected pattern. A system controller controls the timing, sequence, and movement of the placement assembly and the carriage assembly, both individually and relative to each other, in order to place and pack the containers into the receptacle in the preselected pattern.

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[I claim:] [1.]a placement assembly having a plurality of container pickup devices mounted on one end of a moveable arm, the arm being moveable so that the container pickup devices can pick up the containers from the packing location and transfer the containers to the receptacle and the container pi

[I claim:] [1.]a placement assembly having a plurality of container pickup devices mounted on one end of a moveable arm, the arm being moveable so that the container pickup devices can pick up the containers from the packing location and transfer the containers to the receptacle and the container pickup devices being selectively shiftable transverse to the direction of transfer from the packing location to the receptacle,a carriage assembly supporting the receptacle and having a moveable carriage, the carriage being moveable relative to the placement assembly to enable the containers to be placed into the receptacle in a preselected pattern, anda system controller for adjustably controlling the timing, sequence, and movement of the carriage assembly and the placement assembly, relative to each other, to pack the containers in the receptacle in said preselected pattern.