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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Intercontinental Great Brands Llc, East Hanover, NJ (US);
INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus () for producing tubular packages includes a packaging material dispenser () and a forming section (). The forming section () comprises a series of package formers (-) aligned in the machine direction, each defining a packaging material folding channel () through which the packaging material passes. The channels () of the package formers in the series vary in shape such that as the packaging material passes through the forming section it is gradually folded about a longitudinal axis from a planar configuration into a tubular structure. A series of items () to be packaged is conveyed in the machine direction and may be sequentially introduced proximal to the packaging material () at a location such that the packaging material is subsequently folded about each item in turn as it continues through the forming section. The apparatus may be a horizontal or vertical form, fill seal type apparatus. The packaging material () may be a semi-rigid packaging material such as paperboard, cartonboard, or semi-rigid plastics.