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1. A system for forming a container from a tubular blank comprising a plurality of panels and flaps interconnected to provide a generally flattened tubular configuration, wherein said plurality of panels comprise a first panel, and a second panel interconnected to said first panel, said second panel being rotatable relative to said first panel, said system comprising:
a first engagement device for engaging said first panel of said blank; a second engagement device for engaging said second panel of said blank, said second engagement device being located on a panel rotating apparatus operable to rotate said second panel of said bank from a first orientation wherein said first panel is generally parallel to said first panel, to a second orientation wherein second panel is oriented at an angle to said first panel, such that said generally flattened tubular blank may be reconfigured from a generally flattened configuration to an open configuration. |