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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142340 | Bag and a method of forming a bag A method of forming a bag is provided. The method includes providing an elongate tubular member (22) having opposed ends, at least one end (24) of which defines an open mouth (26). The method further includes folding opposed portions (28, 30,... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7998047 | Carton with reinforced handle A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps are respectiv... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7207934 | Three piece basket carrier A glued three piece folding basket carrier which has two partitions for dividing the carrier into six cells with each partition being constructed of a different material than used to construct the outside basket carrier. Each partition is glued to a handle panel and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191576 | Device for applying a prepared handle to a pack A device for making it possible to apply to a pack, moved along a conveyor, a handle (n) of nominal length L situated at the end of a tape. The tape includes a succession of handles (n+i), each handle comprising two adhesive ends and a central part. The device inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6905451 | Rope handle forming machine and method The rope handle forming machine is made of a cylinder having a channel therein, an U-shaped forming plate mounted along a horizontal plane tangent to the top surface of the cylinder on one side of the cylinder, and a D-shaped forming plate mounted in a same plane as... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6619540 | Snap lock tote box handle and tote box construction A tote box is comprised of a box structure having a bottom and upstanding side walls, each of the side walls having upper edges which form a top edge of the box structure. A top rail extends around the top edge of the box structure, the top rail having an... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6443308 | Beverage and food carrier A two-piece collapsible carrier for food and beverages. The lower carrier has a bottom and four side walls particularly adapted to carrier beverages in different sized containers. The side walls have uppermost edges higher than the tallest beverage contai... | 09/03/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5810242 | Container with carrying handle A container, such as a cardboard carton, has a carrying handle secured by a fixing element at an attachment zone adjacent each end of the handle to opposite side walls of the container. The fixing elements each have a shaft portion transverse to the plane... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5800326 | Process for manufacturing a handle for a bag made of paper or another material The process for manufacturing an integrally-formed handle for a bag includes the steps of turning an edge of a sheet of bag stock on itself a predetermined number of times to form a multiple-thickness handle on the sheet stock, while leaving an adjacent p... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5685478 | Single piece container and method for making A single piece container and method for making the same are presented. The container has an opening and a body and includes first and second pairs of opposing covering flaps and a pair of opposing handles. The covering flaps cover the container body openi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5460591 | Paper cup handle attachment assembly A machine for securing a thermoplastic coated paper handle to a paper cup, the machine including a mandrel turret mounted for rotary motion on a frame, the turret including a plurality of mandrels and a pair of clamp assemblies for clamping the cups onto ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5458723 | Method of forming a strengthened bond in a paperboard product and products therefrom A method for adhesively bonding opposed paperboard surfaces to each other to form a strengthened bond in a paperboard product and paperboard products formed thereof, comprising the steps of (A) applying a green-strength adhesive to at least a portion of t... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5441199 | Sonically welded handle A rotatable handle for a container is provided by sonic welding an inner disk to an outer strip of a handle, the disk permitting the rotation of the handle and providing a seal for the container openings through which the handle is connected.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437594 | Process for applying a handle A continuous motion apparatus for installing handles onto cartons includes a handle dispenser and a handle conveyor. The handle conveyor comprises a track associated with an overhead belt in a pronged pick-up arm. The pick-up arm inserts through a handle ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5393292 | Paper cup handle attachment assembly A machine for securing a thermoplastic coated paper handle to a paper cup having a seam on one side of the cup, the machine including a die assembly for forming paper handles having a backing strip and a wing on each side of the strip, a mandrel turret ha... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5295940 | Pail box machinery Provided here is a novel construction for making and attaching wire handles to folded boxes from straight pieces of wire for both automatic pail box machines and vending cabinets. The mechanisms for making and attaching handles include: a container for co... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5222931 | Intermitten motion bayonet handle attachment apparatus and process An apparatus and process for the attachment of a bayonet handle having a barb head defining each end thereof to a carton blank. The apparatus comprises releasable clamping means for horizontally gripping the handles. Below the clamping means are support m... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5197936 | Pail box machine An automatic pail box machine is disclosed which makes folded boxes from pre-made blanks of paper and attached handles from a flexible strip of blank handles retained in a removable spool. The machine includes a conveyor and clinching mechanisms for utili... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5123888 | Pail box machinery There are provided here a hand-operated and automatic machines for producing pail boxes from pre-made blanks of paper and wire handles bonded together in the form of a bar, and a machine for producing wire handles. The hand operated pail box machine inclu... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5095683 | Continuous motion package assembling apparatus An apparatus and process for the assembly of a bayonet handle package are provided. The apparatus comprises at least one handle gripping and insertion wheel mounted on a horizontal rotatable shaft and further comprises means for driving the shaft. The whe... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5083997 | Suspension pack and apparatus for producing suspension packs The invention relates to suspension packs for articles and to an apparatus for producing suspension packs for articles, in particular, suspension packs in the form of a folded card to which is attached a suspension member.... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5080281 | Flexible handle for an object and method for construction therefor A handle for use with an object. The handle is attached to the object in a generally flush manner, but may be expanded to a position for manual engagement to manipulate the object.... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5000726 | Method of making a handbag A handbag is assembled wherein a right and left side silhouette blank are initially severed from a web, wherein a separate sole and a tongue are also provided, wherein the tongue utilizes a plurality of slots directed interiorly of a forward edge of the t... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4905888 | Process for providing packages with a handle The invention concerns itself with a process for providing a package, especially a parallelepiped form like a carton with a holding device or handle which is attached to the wall of the package so that it can be transported. According to the invention a h... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4863093 | Decorative portfolio-presentation folder that can be partially constructed by the user A portfolio presentation folder is made of a single blank sheet of cardboard for custom decoration and instant assembly by the user in a home, school or office environment. The blank sheet is separable into a pocket part and a front cover part so that the... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4816014 | Carton handle applicator A machine for receiving a handle strip from a dispenser, rotating the strip to align it with a predetermined location on a moving carton blank, and applying the strip to the blank. A vacuum head for gripping the strips is carried by an arm mounted for rot... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4767390 | Apparatus for and method of applying handle to carton closure flap An applicator for applying elongated strip members to a moving member. The applicator is particularly adapted to apply handle assemblies to moving closure panels of containers such as cartons. Hot melt adhesive stripes are applied to the moving closure pa... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4735601 | Device serving to fashion carrying handles for attachment to sheet wrapping material In a device according to the invention, a roll of relatively narrow strip is unwound, measured into discrete lengths in which two C-shaped incisions are punched, then indexed through a cutting station and conveyed forward singly above the level of the she... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4637544 | Process for the manufacture of boxes, the boxes which result therefrom and the elements for their composition A process for the manufacture of boxes, wherein a sheet material, such as cardboard, is punched to produce a box element with at least five sections limited by parallel score lines; the ends of at least three sections are inserted and fastened in U-groove... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4616467 | Machine for inserting tabs in container packs The invention describes a machine which folds blanks of cut and creased material to define folded tabs which have tongues. The tongues have flaps which are folded over onto the tongues and the thus held tabs are transported by a revolving drum and the ton... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4262583 | Method for fixing a handle to a packing Method for fixing a handle to a package. The closing flap of a package is provided with the ears is attached, which strip rises to form a handle when the foldable ears bearing the strip are folded towards the strip.... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4160353 | Bottle packaging machine A machine is disclosed for packaging a group of beverage bottles, or similar articles, in a wrap-around type blank of foldable sheet material which machine is characterized by a traveling conveyor onto which successive cut and scored blanks are fed and ad... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4044450 | Apparatus and method for providing hanger-clip closures for casings An apparatus and method for securing a tape loop hanger at the gathered end of a stuffed or unstuffed casing using a substantially U-shaped clip. Specifically the U-shaped clip forces a preformed tape loop hanger into contact with a gathered end portion o... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4027578 | Device for attaching box handles A device for securing a web handle to a container blank includes a feed station having means for storing a supply of blanks above a conveyor which removes individual blanks from the feed station and carries the blanks therewith, with one edge of the blank... | 06/07/1977 |
