Container with product visualization aperture
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorKenan James Clougherty
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AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorKenan James Clougherty
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The present invention relates to a method for providing a product viewing window in a container. The container has at least a body ply and a liner ply, wherein the body ply has at least one aperture therethrough. The liner ply is adhered across the aperture, forming a window into the container. A window-finishing machine that comprises at least two platens and, optionally, a machine pocket positioned between them, a heating element extending through at least one of the platens, and a pressurized air device engages a container. The heating element heats the window of the container to the desired temperature, pressurized air is injected into the container such that the window is forced at least partially through the aperture of the container (and optionally into contact with the machine pocket wall), and the container window is then cooled to the desired temperature.
A window-finishing machine adapted to receive a container having a body, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the body comprises at least a body ply and a film liner ply, wherein the body ply has an inner surface and an outer surface and defines at least one aperture therethrough, wherein the liner ply is adhered to the inner surface of the body ply and has a portion extending across said at least one aperture, forming a window of the container, and wherein the machine comprises:
A window-finishing machine adapted to receive a container having a body, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the body comprises at least a body ply and a film liner ply, wherein the body ply has an inner surface and an outer surface and defines at least one aperture therethrough, wherein the liner ply is adhered to the inner surface of the body ply and has a portion extending across said at least one aperture, forming a window of the container, and wherein the machine comprises:
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