Paper package with injection-molded plastic seams and handle
OwnerPaul Allen Canino, Karl Whitney Davenport +1inventors
InventorsPaul Allen Canino, Karl Whitney Davenport, Roderick W. Kalberer
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Abstract
A coated paperboard blank is placed in the mold and formed into the desired shape of the container. Polymers injection-molded into specific areas about the carton blank to hold the blank together and prevent liquid leaks. Polymer is also injection-molded to form a handle providing easy carrying and pouring. A pouring opening can be injection-molded onto the container top. The bottom of the package has an injection-molded lip to receive a container bottom at a later time.
Claims8
A method of making a container, comprising
- forming a blank
- placing said blank into a mold to form a side wall of a container, said sidewall having a lower portion and a upper portion, said upper portion having a dispensing opening, said side wall having at least one seam between said upper portion and said lower portion,
- injecting plastic into said mold to seal said at least one seam.
A method of making a container, comprising
- forming a blank
- placing said blank into a mold to form a side wall of a container,
- injecting plastic into said mold to form a handle attached to said side wall, said handle having a first portion extending outwardly from said sidewall and a second portion spaced from said side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.