US 12,006,081 B2
Adaptable tooling methods, system and apparatuses
Scott C. Risnes, Burnsville, MN (US); Aaron J. Donlon, Redondo Beach, CA (US); and Kevin Weiss, Stillwater, MN (US)
Assigned to Delkor Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by Delkor Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/353,303.
Application 18/353,303 is a continuation of application No. 17/713,301, filed on Apr. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,713,149.
Application 17/713,301 is a continuation of application No. 16/852,077, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,292,629.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/835,095, filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356870 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 43/26 (2006.01); B31B 50/78 (2017.01); B31B 120/30 (2017.01)
CPC B65B 43/265 (2013.01) [B31B 50/784 (2017.08); B31B 2120/302 (2017.08)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular case forming system comprising:
a base, a plurality of case gages and a plurality of forming heads;
the base having an interior, within the interior and supported by the base is a slide rail assembly including:
at least one first slide block and at least one secondary slide block slidingly engaged to and movable upon the slide rail assembly, the at least one first slide block and the at least one secondary slide block positioned to form corners of a case forming cavity, the at least one first slide block and the at least one secondary slide block each defining a slide block hole;
each of the plurality of case gages having a base plate, and a pair of side guides mounted to the base plate, the base plate defining a template opening, the base plate further defining a plurality of slide block alignment holes,
the base plate being removeably positioned over the base such that each of the side block holes is aligned with one of the plurality of slide block alignment holes;
each of the plurality of forming heads having a size and shape corresponding to a size and shape of the template opening.