Package making – Methods – Forming or partial forming a receptacle and subsequent filling
Patent
1993-09-29
1998-06-16
Coan, James F.
Package making
Methods
Forming or partial forming a receptacle and subsequent filling
53546, 53559, B65B 4702, B65B 4704
Patent
active
057653453
ABSTRACT:
A system of the present invention includes a deep draw package enclosing a three dimensional item such as for example a blood collection tube or the like, and an apparatus and method for making the same. The deep draw package includes an upper film and a lower film each having a cavity formed therein, with the films sealingly joined together along the periphery of the cavities to form an item containing compartment therein. A tab member is provide along one edge of the films to facilitate opening of the package. The apparatus and method of the present invention include a number of sub-assemblies for providing an upper film and a lower film, forming cavities in the films, placing the item in one of the cavities, sealing the films together along the periphery of the cavities to form a continuous web and cutting the continuous web into strips having the desired number of packages formed therein. The sub-assembly for forming the cavities in the films includes a female die member, a male die member and a polymeric back-up plate to relieve stress during the formation of the cavities in the films.
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Coan James F.
Ivers-Lee Corporation
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