Pouch forming mold configuration, and method
AssigneeMespack Cloud, LLC
InventorsDonn D. Hartman, Alexander J. Waterman, Michael Gregory Alcazar, Anthony Crivolio
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Abstract
A mold configuration for forming a pocket in a film comprising: a film support surface; a perimeter edge at said film support surface; wall surfaces inward of the perimeter edge defining a mold cavity; the wall surfaces including transition wall surfaces extending to a bottom wall surface; and a plateau surface inward of the perimeter edge. In one form, the perimeter edge includes sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions defining at least one sharp corner profile. A method of forming a pouch, includes using the disclosed mold configuration.
Claims23
A mold configuration for forming a pocket in a base film of a pressurized product containment pouch having a base film and a lid film adhered about a perimeter seal seam comprising:
- a film support surface;
- perimeter edge at said film support surface;
- wall surfaces extending inward from said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity;
- said wall surfaces including a bottom wall surface and transition wall surfaces extending to said bottom wall surface;
- and
- at least one plateau surface within said mold cavity, inward of said perimeter edge.
Apparatus for forming a pressurized product containment pouch from a base film and a lid film adhered about a perimeter seal seam comprising:
- mechanism including a film support surface having at least one mold configuration therein, for forming a pocket in the base film comprising:
- a perimeter edge at said film support surface;
- wall surfaces extending inward from said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity;
- said wall surfaces including a bottom wall surface and transition wall surfaces;
- extending to said bottom wall surface, and
- at least one plateau surface within said mold cavity inward of said perimeter edge,
- mechanism supplying a base film onto said film support surface;
- mechanism applying a vacuum to said mold configuration to cause said base film to form a pocket conforming to the shape of said mold cavity;
- mechanism for filling said pocket with at least one product component;
- mechanism for adhering a lid film to the base film on said film support surface.
A method of forming a pouch having at least one sharp corner profile, using a mold configuration for forming a pocket in a film comprising:
- a film support surface;
- a perimeter edge at said film support surface;
- wall surfaces extending inward of said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity;
- said wall surfaces including transition wall surfaces extending to a bottom wall surface, and a plateau surface inward of said sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions;
- the steps comprising:
- supporting a base film on said film support surface overlying said mold configuration;
- applying a vacuum to said mold configuration to cause said base film to form a pocket conforming to the shape of said mold configuration;
- filling said pocket with at least one product component;
- adhering a lid film to said base film laterally of said perimeter edge of said mold configuration.
A method of forming a pressurized product containment pouch having a base film and a lid film adhered about a perimeter seal seam using a mold configuration having
- a film support surface;
- perimeter edge at said film support surface;
- wall surfaces extending inward from said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity;
- said wall surfaces including a bottom wall surface and transition wall surfaces extending to said bottom wall surface;
- and
- at least one plateau surface within said mold cavity, inward of said perimeter edge;
- the steps comprising:
- supporting a base film on said film support surface overlying said mold configuration;
- applying a vacuum to said mold configuration to cause said base film to form a pocket conforming to the shape of said mold configuration;
- filling said pocket with at least one product component;
- adhering a lid film to said base film laterally of said perimeter edge of said mold configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.