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Class 53/133.7 - With graspable tab on cover or adjunct


Subclass of Class 53 - Package making
Definition: Apparatus wherein said cover or adjunct has a member to
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 02/19/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7331153Apparatus and method for creating easy to open packages
A product packaging apparatus that includes a notch former and a tab setter for creating an integrated tab on a product package. The notch former and tab setter are capable of forming a tab or an exposed area at any location of the product package, including creatin...
02/19/2008
7331159Packaging methods and packs made thereby
There is described a method for wrapping an article using a web of packaging film having at least one tar line thereon in the MD, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming at regular intervals in the MD a tab on the film, the tab having a free end connected by...
02/19/2008
7086210Method of, and apparatus for, producing (cigarette) packs
In order to produce (cigarette) packs with an insert blank (25) applied within the pack or to the outside of the latter, this insert blank is fixed temporarily by virtue of the pack or pack contents being electrostatically charged in the region of the insert ...
08/08/2006
7041043Cushioning conversion machine and method with plural constant entry rollers and moving blade shutter
A cushioning conversion machine and method for converting sheet stock material into a cushioning dunnage product with better control over the tension of the stock material fed into such machines for conversion into a dunnage product and better control over the dunna...
05/09/2006
7033310Unit for processing a web of packaging material
A unit (1) for processing a web (2) of packaging material, and having at least a first station (3) for forming a number of through holes (4) in the web (2); a second station (6) for sealing the holes by applying respective o...
04/25/2006
6996949Packing container and method of manufacturing the containers
The packaging container includes a container body formed from a packaging material, and a cap unit attached to a top wall of the container body. The cap unit includes a lip, a pull tab which covers a discharge opening and an inner tape which covers the discharge ope...
02/14/2006
6889483Easy-opening feature for flexible packages and process and apparatus for forming same
An easy-opening feature in a flexible package is provided by forming a tear feature in the package material by slitting, perforating, or otherwise forming a stress riser in the material, and affixing a label to the package material so that the label adheres to the t...
05/10/2005
6601366Tag insertion device for a bag tyer
An attachment for supplying printed tabs or tags to a bag neck tying device for tying a ribbon dispensed from a spool about a gathered neck and the printed tag....
08/05/2003
6539688Easy open package for food items such as loaves of processed cheese
A hermetically sealed package for food items, such as loaves of processed cheese, employing plastic film with serrated ends and an accessible tear strip, which together provide points of focus for easy opening of the package without unwanted tearing or un...
04/01/2003
6513305Wrapping method, particularly for edible products such as chocolates and the like, and the finished wrap obtained
Chocolates are wrapped individually by a method that involves feeding single wrapping sheets along a first path in a first direction spaced at a selected pitch, in such a way that the trailing edge of one wrapping sheet and the leading edge of the next ar...
02/04/2003
6339912Easy open package for food items such as loaves of processed cheese
A hermetically sealed package for food items, such as loaves of processed cheese, employing plastic film with serrated ends and an accessible tear strip, which together provide points of focus for easy opening of the package without unwanted tearing or un...
01/22/2002
6241646Tear-away container spout
The present invention is directed to a method of using a laser to manufacture a container that has a tear-away spout. First, a flat card is formed by providing an outer substrate layer and then securing an inner aseptic layer to the outer substrate layer....
06/05/2001
6174274Method and apparatus for creating preformed bonded pull tabs over a reseal liner
A method and apparatus for formation of a preformed bonded pull tab over a reseal liner is disclosed. The pull tab seal layer of material is bonded together with a reseal liner layer of material for insertion into a closure. The pull tab on the pull tab l...
01/16/2001
6138437Apparatus for manufacturing cigarette packs
Cigarette packs (10) are usually provided with an outer wrapper (13) made of thin, transparent or clear film. Furthermore, cigarette packs (10) are furnished with a (revenue) stamp (25). This is attached to the inner side of the outer wrapper (13) with gl...
10/31/2000
6129268Container comprising a container body part and a front wall connected thereto
A container has a sleeve-shaped container body part and a front wall. The discharge opening in the front wall is closed by a pull tab which is extended from the container body part for improved hygiene in the discharge area....
10/10/2000
6061997Method for wrapping up a cassette case in a thin film
A wrapping method in which a wrapped product is wrapped by a sheath film and partly-overlapped portions of the sheath film are melt-bonded by heat to heat-seal the sheath film. When the user opens the sheath film, the user can tear the same with ease. A h...
05/16/2000
5894707Method for making flexible package with hanghole and tear string
A flexible package includes first and second opposed panel sections, a header section having a hanghole, and a tear string. The header section is positioned adjacent the first and second panel sections and encloses a portion of the package. The tear strin...
04/20/1999
5392589Method of constructing a container with unitary spout pull tab
A method of making a container (10) having a unitary spout pull tab from a continuous sheet of flexible material (11) comprises the steps of folding the sheet to form two opposite side walls (23) joined at a bottom end by a bottom wall (20) and open at a ...
02/28/1995
5243807Package, in particular for product samples, blank for same and method for packaging and dispensing articles
A packaging device for an article, blank for a packaging device and method of packaging and dispensing an article. The packaging device is formed from a sheet of material folded into a form so as to define a pocket for the article. The pocket formed has a...
09/14/1993
5125211Reclosable stick gum package
A reclosable package for holding items comprises a container having a front portion, top end portion and back portion. An adhesive front label is applied to the front portion of the container. A flexible adhesive flap is then applied which covers the labe...
06/30/1992
4676047Apparatus for forming a tab on a tape for tearing a packing film
An apparatus for forming a tab on a tearing tape for a packing film for a pack of cigarettes, etc. and printing an identifying color or pattern on the tab. A cutter is provided on a roller facing a roll for supporting a bonded assembly of a web for formin...
06/30/1987
4646507Machine for making packs for flowing material
A packaging machine is disclosed for making and filling packages (1) consisting of inner (13) and outer (2) containers formed from sheet material. The apparatus comprises two supply locations (35) for supplying two separate webs of packaging material (31,...
03/03/1987
4203270High speed tear tape applicator for shrink wrap film packaging
Method and apparatus are disclosed having particular utility in connection with packages overwrapped with heat shrinkable film and which include a tear-tab opening. The apparatus includes means to sever the film and tape together by the use of a cutting t...
05/20/1980
4056918Winding machine
A method and roll-winding apparatus for automatically winding into rolls a sheet of material and automatically applying a leader tape to the trailing end of a length of sheet material wound into a roll. The trailing end section may likewise be automatical...
11/08/1977
 
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