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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
May. 09, 2005
Jay Edward Gehring, Frisco, TX (US);
Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Parker, TX (US);
Garrett William Kohl, Allen, TX (US);
Steven Kenneth Tucker, Hurst, TX (US);
Jay Edward Gehring, Frisco, TX (US);
Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Parker, TX (US);
Garrett William Kohl, Allen, TX (US);
Steven Kenneth Tucker, Hurst, TX (US);
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vertical stand-up pouch, flat bottom bag, or flexible package, and method for manufacturing same, constructed by modification to existing vertical form and fill packaging machines. The invention involves producing a vertical stand-up pouch or flat bottom bag from a single sheet of packaging film by forming one or two vertical creases along opposing sides of the packaging film tube prior to forming a transverse seal on the tube. The vertical crease is formed using a pivoting tucker mechanism positioned outside the packaging film tube and between two forming plates positioned inside the packaging film tube. A novel method is also disclosed for adjusting the orientation of labeling on the packaging film, which results in the production of innovative packages.