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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641607 | Packaging machine with folding apparatus A packaging machine having a folding apparatus for closing an end of an end loaded carton that includes leading and trailing side end flaps. The packaging machine includes a carton conveyor for transporting a carton in a flow direction along a carton path. The foldi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7585265 | Fan-folding mechanism for a case erector Several implementations of a fan folding mechanism for folding flaps of a case into a fan fold arrangement are disclosed and described. In one implementation, the fan folding mechanism comprises four shoes, arranged to allow one shoe to contact a flap on each of fou... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7337597 | Unit and method of feeding containers arranged in a number of superimposed rows A unit and method for feeding containers, whereby the containers, arranged in two superimposed rows, are fed along a horizontal path and through a reject station; upstream from the reject station, two superimposed containers are parted, by translation in a vertical ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322166 | Apparatus for unwrapping and transporting frangible wafers for ice cream sandwiches and the like The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of frangible articles bearing a wrapping material, the wrapping material having a rear portion and a forward tab, the forward tab adapted to open the wrapping material when pulled, the apparat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309307 | Device for folding flaps of box blanks A device for folding flaps of box blanks having crease lines transverse to the travel direction of the blanks, for use in a folder-gluer. A rotary member is rotatable around a transverse axis and provided with at least one folding arm. A removable linking device lin... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7285082 | Airtight box with manufacturing method and apparatus A method, apparatus for practicing the method, and article manufactured by the method in which a block is cut out with side wall and end wall panels, the end wall panels attached to the side wall panels via end wall fold lines. The box includes a pour opening. Reces... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7097606 | Device for covering packaging boxes A device for applying a sheet of covering material (4, 40) to boxes (1) having at least one wall (2, 200) with an outside surface (5, 50), an inside surface (6, 60) and a free edge (3, 30) intermediate between the surfaces (... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6997324 | Anti-theft product display device A display enclosure encloses a retail software product box that has a cover attached to the box to display information about the product. The display enclosure has an aperture on its top surface. The aperture is shaped in such a way as to prevent the product box fro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6951530 | Carton, a blank for producing a carton, and methods and apparatus for erecting, closing, and sealing a carton A method of and an apparatus for erecting a carton, and a method of and an apparatus for closing a carton. The carton has 180° fold lines with a compressed area at each end and a slit joining the compressed areas. A carton is erected by moving the blank in a first ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926652 | Device for straightening and closing the rear flap for self-dimensioning machine for closing parallelepiped boxes A device for closing the rear flap in a self-dimensioning machine for closing the upper flaps of parallelepiped boxes of the type including a base with support surface for the boxes, a couple of drive belts that can be motorized placed at the two sides of the suppor... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6676584 | Packaging and assemblying method thereof A paper packaging accommodating a product that includes a support member having an opening; a box section protruding through said opening from a back side to a front side of said support member; and a backing sheet covering said back side of said support ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6569073 | Telescoping platform assembly for packaging systems A packaging system (1) includes a telescoping platform assembly (100) having a guide mount (30) and an extension platform (40). The packaging system (1) incorporating the telescoping platform assembly (100) includes a panel (22) and a flap member (26). Th... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6511405 | Process and apparatus for producing cigarette packs In order to improve the outer appearance of (cigarette) packs (10) of the hinge-lid-box type, said packs, once an outer wrapper (13) has been provided and sealed, are conveyed through a shrinking station (26) and subjected to the action of heat in the reg... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6357203 | Top pre-folding apparatus for an extended top panel gable top carton A top panel pre-folder for a form, fill and seal packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing an extended top panel gable top carton includes an mandrel positioned along the machine processing path that is movable from above the carton to the interi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6322486 | Method of and apparatus for folding flaps on blanks of packets for rod-shaped smokers' products The cardboard blanks for conversion into hinged-lid packets for arrays of cigarettes are dimensioned and configurated in such a way that an elongated reinforcing strip at the inner side of the front panel of the lid is longer than the front panel. Those t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6234385 | Side loading storage box A single-piece side-loading box having triple side-wall construction and a unique latching tab. The box incorporates walls, a floor, a top, a side-opening panel and latching tab in one unitary piece. The one piece box generally includes a bottom panel, fr... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6179204 | Die cut lock tray A tray is assembled by automated equipment from a die cut blank. Tabs on opposing ends of side pieces are enfolded in rolled ends. A serrated edge on a distal edge of each rolled end is placed into a slit and crushed area to interlock the distal edge with... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5980442 | Apparatus and method of producing a food server with pre-fold of glue panels A novel food server and method of producing a food server is disclosed. The novel method includes moving a web of paper at a constant rate of speed, rotary perforating a plurality of lines on the moving web, using rotary timing belts to score at least two... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5855543 | Box making device and method for using A kit for making boxes from paper card stock. The kit has a flat plate with a guide rail with a vertical edge projecting above the surface of the plate parallel to one edge of the plate. A scoring groove traverses the plate parallel to the vertical edge o... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5826408 | Rotary flap tucker for a cartoning machine A rotary flap tucker comprising a tube sector having a smaller arc length end, a larger arc length end, a longitudinal edge, and an edge which helically advances generally from the small arc length end to the large arc length end. The tube sector has end ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5707327 | Box making kit and method for using A kit for making boxes from paper card stock. The kit has a flat plate with a guide rail with a vertical edge projecting above the surface of the plate parallel to one edge of the plate. A scoring groove traverses the plate parallel to the vertical edge o... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5538491 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5484373 | Kit for making boxes and method for using A kit for making boxes from a paper card stock is described. The kit comprises a flat plate having a guide rail with a vertical edge projecting above the surface of the plate parallel to one edge of the plate. A scoring groove traverses the plate parallel... | 01/16/1996 |
| 4820253 | Method for obtaining a container blank A container blank particularly suitable for carrying liquids formed from a paperboard web fed in from a roll, the upper and lower edges of which are provided with short cut lines along the score lines forming the side panels. The method for obtaining such... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4548593 | Folding carton for dry powder The invention provides a process for making a dry powder box with greater geometrical stability and free of pin holes, gaps and the like through which powder may sift. The process uses a carton blank having a bottom closure wherein a pair of relatively la... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4197788 | Method of cutting and assembling a carton A method of cutting and assembling a carton is provided wherein the top panel of the carton is partially slit along the center line of depth of the top panel. A pair of slits are provided in the top panel lengthwise of the top panel and intersect with the... | 04/15/1980 |
