Flexible container with tubular fitment and method and apparatus

Details Flexible container with tubular fitment and method and apparatus Flexible container with tubular fitment and method and apparatus

1997-08-12

1999-01-05

Hail, III, Joseph J.

Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturi

Container making

Rigid container

493213, 493929, B31B 184

Patent

active

058555447

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for mounting constructing a flexible a tubular fitment (10) to a flexible container (11) and to the resulting product. The fitment is mounted upon a mandrel (24) having an extendable bearings in the form of an annular array of balls (27). The mandrel supporting the fitment is positioned within the container body (11) and the assembly positioned in heat sealing dies (33,34) having an annular channel (35) sized to receive the fitment. The dies have a groove (36) extending from the channel. The balls are then outwardly extended into the groove and the mandrel rotated to cause the balls to orbit in a circle and seal the fitment to the flexible container oven an annular protrusion (38).

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