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20080269034 | NESTED PAIR OF BLANKS - The invention relates to a nested pair of blanks on a unitary sheet which minimizes the amount of scrap sheet material (i.e., sheet scrap) upon separation of the blanks and construction of containers formed from the blanks. The nested pair of blanks provides a first blank for forming a container, a second blank for forming an identical container, and a non-linear separation interface that connects the first and second blanks to one another in a rotationally inverted relationship. The nested configuration reduces the amount of sheet scrap in the sheet. The invention further relates to a container formed from the first or second blank having features that reduce sheet scrap and offset the potential weakening of the container bottom resulting from reduced overlapping sheet material. | 10-30-2008 |
20090011914 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A TAMPER EVIDENT CONTAINER LID - A tamper evident and resistant container lid of the present invention includes a lid body configured to cover the opening of a base container having a top rim and a skirt extending from the lid. The skirt has an annular score line and an annular fold line extending therearound. An outer band of the skirt extends between the score line and the fold line, and an inner band folded inwardly to be in opposing relation to the outer band extends upwardly from the fold line to an upper free edge. When the container lid is sufficiently applied to the base container such that the second portion slides downwardly past a top rim of the base container, achieving a proper closure, an attempt to remove the lid will cause a plurality of sections of the inner band to engage the top rim and impede removal of the container lid from the base container. | 01-08-2009 |
20090093354 | Case Erector - A case erector is configured to open folded cases. In one example, the case erector includes a planar bearing surface. A semi-circular channel is defined in the planar bearing surface about a center point. Additionally, a notch is located so that the planar bearing surface does not extend to the center point of the semi-circular channel. A plate is in contact with the planar bearing surface. The plate has at least one flange sized for travel within the semi-circular channel so that the plate rotates against the planar bearing surface in a circular manner about the center point. A notch is defined in the plate so that the plate does not extend to the center point of the semi-circular channel. An arm is connected to the plate so that the plate and the arm rotate together with respect to the planar bearing surface. In operation, a folded edge of a folded case is positioned at the center point. One or two arms, moved by plates rotating on bearing surfaces, attach to and open the folded case. | 04-09-2009 |
20090118110 | Flexible Vase With Integral Label and a Method for Its Manufacture - The present invention provides an article of manufacture formed from a sheet material. The article has a collapsed vase portion and a label portion integral with the vase portion. The vase portion and the label portion have a common boundary, and when the label portion is detached from the vase portion is detached from the vase portion, the vase portion forms a flexible vase. In a preferred embodiment, the boundary is a weakened region in the sheet material, so that the label portion may be detached from the vase portion by tearing the label portion off from the vase portion along the weakened boundary. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the article of manufacture of the invention, as well as a method for using the article of manufacture. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124477 | CARTONER MACHINE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - Cartoner machine and a method of operating same. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 05-14-2009 |
20090264269 | Apparatus For Erecting Ribbed Cardboard For Protecting Packed Products - The apparatus for erecting ribbed cardboard for protecting packed products comprises a collecting device provided with gripping means which are mobile between a gripping station of a single blank sheet of ribbed cardboard from a collecting store and a folding station of the sheet. A folding matrix is destined to receive a single sheet of ribbed cardboard supplied by the collecting device. The forming punch is destined to cooperate with the folding matrix in order to fold opposite lateral flaps of the sheet by contact with the folding means. The forming punch is destined to retain the sheet on completion of the folding stage. A transfer device hingedly bearing the forming punch and destined to move the forming punch between the folding station and a release station of the sheet, which sheet is retained in a folded configuration by the forming punch and a packing line of the products. | 10-22-2009 |
20100022372 | MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING BLANKS FOR CARTONBOARD BOXES - The transfer machine extends between the die-cut blank erecting station and the discharge conveyor on which the resulting boxes are carried away. It has a carriage that moves lengthwise underneath the sole plate of the various stations over which the box blank progresses. The carriage carries a system of clamps having movable upstream and downstream arms for gripping the blanks and a pusher. Together, the clamps and the pusher are used to move the blanks along the sole plate and push the box onto the discharge conveyor. The arms and the pusher are situated on a plate which is vertically movable relative to the carriage and the height of the projecting part of the upstream arms is greater than the height of the downstream arms and than that of the pushers. The upstream arm couple is hinged to the plate and pivots to allow it to retract upstream relative to the machine and beneath the sole plate. This pivoting of the arm couple is combined with the up-down movement of the plate. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022373 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PACKAGE - A method for forming a package ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100035739 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIDS WITH TEAR-OFF FOIL - In the area of manufacturing covers with tear-open foils, the cover blanks, or covers are always secured against an undesired take-off from the transport means during the transport and the processing. This allows a very high manufacturing cadence equally for light covers and particularly for aluminium covers. | 02-11-2010 |
20100173763 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING CURVILINEAR PACKING BOXES - A machine for making covered paper or cardboard boxes which have a curvilinear outline includes elements for forming a curvilinear box ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100190625 | Positioning-jig for adjusting a face plate - A positioning-jig | 07-29-2010 |
20100311556 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL CONTAINERS - An apparatus and method for transferring compressed air between machine elements uses a rotary manifold ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100323864 | TOOL FOR FORMING A THREE DIMENSIONAL CONTAINER OR CONSTRUCT - A tool having a blank positioning system and method for forming a container. The tool has a first tool assembly and a second tool assembly that cooperate to shape the container from a blank. The blank positioning system positions the blank between the first tool assembly and the second tool assembly prior to forming the blank into the container. | 12-23-2010 |
20110015051 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING PAPERBOARD PRESSWARE WITH CONTROLLED BLANK FEED - An improved apparatus for making pressware features a vacuum belt feeder which accelerates and decelerates a feed blank for controlled insertion into a forming die as well as retainers to limit bounce back of the blank off of forward stops. A pneumatic ejector on the forming ram facilitates product removal | 01-20-2011 |
20110039673 | PRESS AND METHOD IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PRESSURE FORMING OF PAPER CONTAINERS - This invention concerns a press and a method in particular for the forming of finished articles, such as containers or trays of paper and starting from a moisturized sheet. The press comprises a bedplate ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110065556 | Container Having A Rim Or Other Feature Encapsulated By Or Formed From Injection-Molded Material - A tray or container which may be hermetically sealed having a flange, rim, handle, rib, bottom surface, sidewall, or other portion that is encapsulated by or formed from injection molded material | 03-17-2011 |
20110071009 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING ASEPTIC CONTAINERS - An apparatus for obtaining containers from a sheet material includes an operating unit for processing the sheet material. The operating unit includes an upper operating part for interacting with an upper surface of the sheet material and a lower operating part for interacting with a lower surface of the sheet material. The apparatus further includes a sterilizing arrangement for sterilizing a space adjacent to the upper operating part and to the lower operating part, so as to create a substantially aseptic environment above and below the sheet material. | 03-24-2011 |
20110111937 | Article forming paper wrapping device - A device for processing sheets, rolls or the like, preferably sheets or rolls of corrugated paper, into useful articles. More specifically, the invention relates to a paper wrapping device that can convert a sheet or strip of paper into a useful article comprising a plurality of wrapped paper layers, suitable for use as a support member or a pallet stringer. Also the invention provides a device that contains a conveying unit which transfers a material, such as paper, to a forming unit which produces a core layer and further wraps additional layers in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction around said core in one or more layers to form a support member having a solid wrap of continuous layers. | 05-12-2011 |
20110160028 | Apparatus and Method for Positioning and Operating Upon a Construct - An apparatus for operating upon a construct. In one example, the apparatus comprises a tool, a feed path for a feed path for feeding the construct to and withdrawing the construct from the tool, and a positioning mechanism. The positioning mechanism comprises an arm positioned proximate to the tool and a guide for directing the construct toward the tool. The arm is movable between a guiding position and a withdrawn position, and the guide is mounted to the arm for moving with the arm so that the guide is at least partially disposed in the feed path when the arm is in the guiding position. A recess is defined in the tool for at least partially accommodating the guide. | 06-30-2011 |
20110319241 | Pizza Tray and Forming Assembly - A forming assembly and process for forming a carton from a carton blank are herein disclosed. The finished carton can have an odd number of sides and/or an angle between two adjacent sides that is less than 90 degrees. The forming assembly includes a forming head and a forming cavity. The forming head acts as an inner die and the forming cavity acts as an outer die. In addition, the forming cavity includes at least one cavity side plate that desirably folds tabs on the carton blank to secure the tabs to one another and form the finished carton. | 12-29-2011 |
20120040813 | Containers and Method and Apparatus for Forming Containers - A metallurgical process involves providing an ingredient enclosure and placing a plurality of granules of a first material in the ingredient enclosure. The enclosure is formed using a blank ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120094816 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER OF PAPER MATERIAL FOR FOOD, FOR EXAMPLE LIQUIDS, IN PARTIUCLAR DRINKS SUCH AS A PAPER GLASS FOR HOT DRINKS - A method has been conceived for the manufacture of containers in paper material for foodstuffs such as drinks, in particular hot drinks, comprising a bottom wall ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120100976 | METHODS AND A MACHINE FOR FORMING MULTIPLE TYPES OF CONTAINERS - A blank delivery system for use in a machine for forming a container from a blank sheet of material is described herein. The blank delivery system includes a blank loading assembly that includes a plurality of blank hoppers. Each blank hopper is configured to hold a plurality of blanks for forming a different type of container. A blank transfer assembly is coupled to each blank hopper of the plurality of blank hoppers. The blank transfer assembly is configured to convey the blanks from each blank hopper to a container forming system of the machine. | 04-26-2012 |
20120108407 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PAPER CONTAINER - A process for realising a container from a foldable sheet comprises stages of at least partially insering a closure element ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120122640 | CONTINUOUS MOTION CASE FORMER - Among other things, a case forming system is provided. The system includes a conveyance apparatus for conveying case precursors along a conveyance path and a case set-up apparatus characterized by a case forming member. Upstream case precursors are conveyed along the conveyance path for operation thereupon by the case forming member. A case forming mandrel of a mandrel assembly is movably mounted in relation to the conveyance apparatus for continuos motion with respect thereto. The continuous motion is delimited by travel of the case forming mandrel between an upstream locus and a downstream locus of the conveyance path, and reversible extension of the case forming mandrel towards case precursors during travel between the upstream locus and the downstream locus of the conveyance path. | 05-17-2012 |
20120190519 | CUP MADE OF A PAPER MATERIAL - A cup made of a paper material having a fillable interior, which cup is formed by a conical sleeve and a bottom. The bottom is attached to the sleeve at the lower end of the interior with a bottom skirt in an essentially liquid-tight way. The sleeve and/or the bottom in the area of the bottom skirt and/or the bottom skirt itself comprises, at least in one area along the periphery, an outwardly projecting widening. A lower edge of the widening forms a standing surface for the cup. The widening can serve to hold another cup of the same type, and can act together with a similar cup during stacking. The cup can include a heat insulating outer sleeve. | 07-26-2012 |
20120264580 | FORMING DEVICE FOR THE COLD-FORMING OF POCKETS FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN A SHEET - The forming device for the cold-forming of pockets for medical or pharmaceutical products in a sheet serves to form pockets of the smallest possible dimensions so that the products can be positioned stably in their assigned pockets. The forming device has a stamp and a counter-stamp showing a special structure having several rounded or beveled elements. | 10-18-2012 |
20130059707 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING CARDBOARD CUTOUTS - The invention relates to a machine for producing cardboard cutouts, comprising a magazine ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130102446 | DISPENSER FOR VISCOUS CONDIMENTS - A dispenser is provided for viscous condiments. The dispenser includes a tubular sidewall having opposite ends. One opposite end is open and can receive a plunger or piston therein for applying force to condiment contained within a compartment inside of the sidewall. The other end of the sidewall includes a dispenser valve assembly comprising a member secured to an inturned flange portion of the sidewall with the flange portion being generally normal to the sidewall. The dispenser valve assembly is suitably secured to the flange portion as by heat sealing to form a composite laminated structure that is resistant to the penetration of liquids from the condiments. A bead of hot melt can be provided to seal an exposed outer edge of the dispenser valve assembly and to seal the dispenser valve assembly to the sidewall. The dispenser valve assembly includes a valve plate having one or more selectively openable discharge openings formed therein that will open and close under the influence of pressure applied to the condiment within the dispenser. | 04-25-2013 |
20130217555 | Nestable Container With Uniform Stacking Features - Various embodiments of flanged containers that can be stacked in a nested relationship are disclosed so as to provide uniform spacing between the containers to facilitate reliable denesting thereof. The flanges and/or sidewalls of the containers may be provided with features that facilitate alignment and uniform spacing of the nested containers so that a denesting apparatus can reliably denest the containers. Other containers include sidewalls divided into two sections that serve to stabilize stacked container. | 08-22-2013 |
20130267398 | Tool For Forming A Three Dimensional Container or Construct - A tool having a blank positioning system and method for forming a container. The tool has a first tool assembly and a second tool assembly that cooperate to shape the container from a blank. The blank positioning system positions the blank between the first tool assembly and the second tool assembly prior to forming the blank into the container. | 10-10-2013 |
20140038803 | PRODUCTION OF A SIDEWALL-SEGMENT FOR A CARDBOARD CONTAINER - Process for the production of a sidewall-segment ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140206514 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A PLATE ELEMENT, PROCESSING UNIT AND PACKAGING PRODUCTION MACHINE - A device for processing a plate element ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140336026 | CONVERTING MACHINE WITH AN UPWARD OUTFEED GUIDE - A system that converts fanfold material into packaging templates includes a converting machine and a fanfold bale. The converting machine has a converting assembly that performs conversion functions, such as cutting, creasing, and scoring, on the fanfold material as the fanfold material moves through the converting machine in a first direction, to convert the fanfold material into one or more packaging templates. An outfeed guide changes the direction of movement of the packaging templates from the first direction to a second generally upwardly oriented direction after the packaging templates exit the converting machine. | 11-13-2014 |
20140371045 | Device and Method for Preparing Packaging Boxes With Vertical Unstacking - The invention relates to a device ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150105230 | DEVICE FOR FORMING A PERIPHERAL EDGE OF A CUP BLANK MADE OF PAPER MATERIAL - A device for forming a peripheral edge of a cup blank made of paper material, having at least one forming tool, wherein the forming tool is arranged on a tool carrier which is arranged so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the rotation axis coincides with a longitudinal centre axis of the cup blank inserted into the device. The forming tool and the tool carrier are configured and arranged so as to travel along a profile, deviating from a circular shape, of the peripheral edge of the cup blank. | 04-16-2015 |
20190144160 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE, AND PACKAGE THUS FORMED | 05-16-2019 |