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US 2009/0266872 A1Published application
Packages and packaging system
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsJames C. Fogle, Colin P. Ford
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Abstract
Carton blanks are disclosed for accommodating articles therein to form packages. A packaging system for packaging articles within blanks is capable of packaging a wide variety of packaging configurations.
Claims24
A series of interconnected blanks, each blank having two end edges, two adjacent blanks of the series of interconnected blanks being connected to one another at adjacent end edges by a breachable line of disruption, each blank comprising:
- a first side panel;
- at least one top panel;
- a second side panel;
- a bottom panel;
- at least one receiving aperture in the bottom panel;
- and
- at least one locating aperture formed in a respective one of the two end edges,
- wherein the at least one locating aperture of each blank cooperates with a respective locating aperture of an adjacent blank of the series of interconnected blanks to form cooperating locating apertures, the cooperating locating apertures being generally aligned with the breachable line of disruption between the adjacent blanks.
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A package, comprising:
- a first side panel;
- at least one top panel;
- a second side panel;
- a bottom panel, wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the bottom panel and the top panel comprise a generally tubular carton;
- at least one receiving aperture in the bottom panel;
- and
- at least one container received in the at least one receiving aperture, the at least one container having a flange, the flange being supported by, and in contact with, the bottom panel,
- the tubular carton having two end edges, each of the end edges having at least one locating aperture formed therein.
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A packaging system, comprising:
- an article group infeed device;
- a blank feeder;
- an article transfer device, the article transfer device being positioned in the packaging system to move article groups from the article group infeed device to a loading position;
- a main flight, wherein the main flight comprises a plurality of flights moving along a machine direction of the packaging system to convey blanks from the blank feeder through the packaging system;
- an exiting end;
- and
- a separation device located between the loading position and the exiting end, the separation device being positioned in the packaging system to separate joined blanks of adjacent packages conveyed by the main flight.
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A method of forming packages, comprising:
- providing a series of interconnected blanks, each blank having two end edges, each blank being connected to an adjacent blank at one end edge by a breachable line of disruption, each blank comprising:
- a first side panel;
- at least one top panel;
- a second side panel;
- a bottom panel;
- and at least one receiving aperture in the bottom panel;
- moving the series of interconnected blanks along a first direction;
- providing a series of article groups;
- moving one or more of the article groups into the at least one receiving aperture of each blank;
- closing each blank about an upper portion of the one or more article groups accommodated in the at least one receiving aperture of the blank;
- and
- after closing each blank about the one or more article groups, separating the closed blank from an adjacent blank at the breachable line of disruption joining the adjacent blanks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.