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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ontex Bvba, Buggenhout, BE;
Inventors:
Rudolf Heege, Kaisersesch, DE;
Thomas Heege, Mayen, DE;
Assignee:
Ontex BVBA, Buggenhout, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/551 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); B65B 19/34 (2006.01); B65B 51/26 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/55175 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/7885 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/4322 (2013.01); B29C 66/43121 (2013.01); B29C 66/49 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/81419 (2013.01); B29C 66/849 (2013.01); B29C 66/851 (2013.01); B65B 5/024 (2013.01); B65B 5/04 (2013.01); B65B 19/34 (2013.01); B65B 51/26 (2013.01); B29L 2031/4878 (2013.01); B29L 2031/712 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a tampon packaging where the packaging is manufactured separately from the tampon. A first transversal end is overlapped with a second transversal end of a strip of heat-sealable film. The first transversal end is heat sealed to the second transversal end of the heat-sealable film, thereby forming a tube of film.