Package making – Methods – Forming a cover adjunct or application of a cover adjunct to...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-23
2008-08-05
Gerrity, Stephen F (Department: 3721)
Package making
Methods
Forming a cover adjunct or application of a cover adjunct to...
C053S442000, C053S449000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07406811
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method of packaging one or more articles, the method comprising the steps consisting in:a) putting a first sleeve of heat-shrink material into place on the article(s) to be packaged;b) using a thermal process to shrink the first sleeve onto said article(s);c) putting a second sleeve of heat-shrink plastics material on the article(s) covered in said shrunk-on first sleeve; andd) using a thermal process to heat the wall of the shrunk-on first sleeve in order to obtain thermal equilibrium with the wall of the second sleeve as put into place, and then shrinking said second sleeve onto said first sleeve.The invention also provides a wrapper for packaging one or more articles, the wrapper comprising two superposed sleeves of heat-shrink plastics material.
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Gerrity Stephen F
McCormick Paulding & Huber LLP
Sleever International Company
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