Package making – Methods – Applying a partial cover
Patent
1990-11-26
1992-02-18
Sipos, John
Package making
Methods
Applying a partial cover
53441, 53556, 53 482, B65B 2100, B65B 5300
Patent
active
050882694
ABSTRACT:
The process and apparatus of the present invention includes a conveyor for applying a continuous sheet of plastic to the tops of a plurality of beverage containers, the tops and chines of which are smaller than the outer diameters of the containers. A heating element applies heat through openings in a mask placed between the heater and the plastic and softens portions of the plastic in areas in alignment with the tops of the containers but smaller than the container tops. An unsoftened portion of the plastic surrounds the softened portion in alignment with the chines of the containers and a forming plate pushes the plastic sheet against the container tops so that the softened portion is above the tops, and the unsoftened portion snaps around and beneath the chines. A careful disposition of the openings in the masks and the heating elements insures that the plastic is not softened in the areas above the chines which must snap around and beneath the chines to hold the plastic in place after the forming plate is removed.
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Bouda Francis J.
Johnson Linda B.
Nigrelli Systems Inc.
Sipos John
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