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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2010
Jason Denis Willey, Barry, GB;
Parbinder Cheema, Bournville, GB;
Jason Denis Willey, Barry, GB;
Parbinder Cheema, Bournville, GB;
Cadbury UK Limited, Bournville, GB;
Abstract
A packaging wrapper () is made of material () having inner () and outer () laminate structures bonded together. A peelable flap () is defined in the wrapper by means of offset score lines () in the laminate structures, the structures being bonded together in a marginal region between the score lines by means of a peelable adhesive (). In one aspect of the invention, the score lines () are formed using a pair of contra-rotating die cylinders (,) positioned on opposite sides of the laminated film Each cylinder contacts a respective laminate structure and has a blade () for forming a score line in that structure. In another aspect, the laminate structures () are bonded together using a single peelable adhesive () both within and outside of the marginal region. In a further aspect, the structures () are not bonded together in at least part of the marginal region to provide a lifting tab () for the flap.