Recyclable Container Blank and Method of Forming a Shipping Pack Having Articles Secured Therein
AssigneeUniforme Modular Systems (UK) Limited
InventorsAndrew David Whiteside, Alistair Fraser Moore
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Abstract
A container blank (1) of the RSC type having a material web (2) attached thereto to retain an article within a container formed from the blank (1). The web material (2) is selected from one or more materials having substantially identical recycling characteristics to the material from which the blank (1) is formed. The web material is coated in a cohesive film and can be stacked and handled without tack.
Claims24
-28. (canceled)
A container blank which comprises:
- a series of four segments, each having a side wall portion to which there is attached, along respective fold lines, a base element and a lid element, the segments being joined to at least one other segment by a side wall fold line;
- and
- a web of material adapted to line the blank and, in an erected configuration, retain an article under tension within the container,
- wherein the material web is secured to each of the segments so that, in the erected configuration, adhesive carrying portions of the material web overlie one another and are tensioned intimately against one or more articles to secure said articles therewithin, the web being selected from one or more materials having substantially identical recycling characteristics to the material from which the blank is formed,
- and wherein the blank has a substantially regular elongate rectangular profile which is configurable as a flat stackable lined blank.
A method of forming a shipping pack from a container blank of the type claimed in claim 1 having attached thereto a material web adapted to retain an article within a container formed from the blank, the material web being selected from one or more materials having substantially identical recycling characteristics to the material from which the blank is formed, the method comprising:
- assembling an open-mouthed container from a container blank by folding two opposed base forming regions inwardly and subsequently folding the remaining two opposed base forming regions inwardly and securing said remaining regions in position to form a base portion;
- placing one or more articles onto the base portion of the open-mouthed container;
- bringing together the free ends of the material web so that cohesive regions of the web are brought together across their free surfaces and sufficient force is applied thereto to activate the adhesive and secure the or each article within the article retaining web;
- closing the lid portions in an overlying relationship and sealing the lid.
An apparatus for forming a shipping pack from a container blank of the type claimed in claim 1 having attached thereto a material web adapted to retain an article within a container formed from the blank, the material web being selected from one or more materials having substantially identical recycling characteristics to the material from which the blank is formed, the apparatus comprising:
- a magazine from which unlined container material is fed;
- an adhesive application station;
- a material web feeding mechanism;
- an application station where the web material is adhered to the container material to form a container blank;
- a conveyor means;
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- a folding station where free end segments of the blank are folded along their respective fold lines and are secured together by a fixing tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.