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Daniel Hafstad

Patrik Söderström

Patrik SÖDERSTRÖM

The present invention relates to an apparatus () and a method for attaching a lid () to a base portion (). The lid and the base portion form parts of a container, such as a user container () for a pouched product for oral use. The apparatus () comprises a support (), a base portion feeder (), adapted to place a base portion on the support, alid positioner () comprising a lid holder (), and a mover (), adapted to move the base portion and the lid as a combined unit () in a travel direction (TD). The lid positioner is movable between a lid pick-up position and a lid attachment position, the lid holder in the lid pick-up position of the lid positioner being adapted to pick up the lid. The lid holder has a front portion () and a rear portion () as seen in the travel direction when the lidpositioner is in the attachment position. The lid holder is, in the attachment position of the lid positioner, adapted to hold the lid in a predefinable position in relation to the base portion by the lid holder assuming an angle (α) in relation to the support, with the front portion of the lid holder being located closer to the support than the rear portion of the lid holder. The mover is adapted to move the combined unit in the travel direction from the 15 rear portion towards the front portion of the lid holder.

Apparatus and a method for attaching a lid to a base portion

The disclosure relates to a container comprising a plurality of portion packets of a product for oral use.

Container comprising a plurality of portion packets of a product for oral use

Arrangement of snuff packages in a snuff container

The present disclosure relates to a method for positioning portion packets of a product for oral use into a container by means of a compartment unit. The compartment unit comprises a plurality of compartments with a respective discharge opening. The method comprises: a) positioning the compartment unit at a first distance (dl) from a bottom wall of the container with the discharge openings facing a storage volume of the container, b) introducing at least one portion packet into i-th compartment of the compartment unit, the portion packet thereby assuming a first three-dimensional orientation with the at least one portion packet being in contact with the bottom wall of the container and at least partly remaining in the i-th compartment, wherein i is an integer going from 1 to n, n being the number of compartments to be loaded, n&#x2265;2, c) moving the compartment unit in relation to the container thereby causing reconfiguration of each portion packet to a second three-dimensional orientation being different from the first three-dimensional orientation. The disclosure further relates to a device for positioning portion packets of a product for oral use into a container. The disclosure also relates to a container comprising a plurality of portion packets of a product for oral use.

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Frillesås, Sweden

Daniel Hafstad