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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Steve M. Lloyd, Smyrna, DE (US);
Inventor:
Steve M. Lloyd, Smyrna, DE (US);
Assignee:
ILC DOVER IP, INC., Frederica, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 39/00 (2006.01); B65B 1/28 (2006.01); B65G 69/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 39/007 (2013.01); B65B 1/28 (2013.01); B65G 69/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for attaching a thin film sleeve to a drum using a flange made of thermoplastic material. The inner surface of the flange having an integrally molded portion, where the integrally molded portion is used to create a seal with a different thermoplastic material. The second thermoplastic material can be attached to the drum, thereby forming a seal between the drum, the second thermoplastic material, and the flange. The outer surface of the flange being integrally sealed with the thin film sleeve, thereby creating a barrier between any product being transported through the sleeve to the drum.