# US 2014/0155242 A1 · Method and Apparatus For Forming A Bag Template > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155242 A1 - Document ID: US20140155242A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/032,059 - Filed: 2013-09-19 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-09-27 - Assignees: Dempson Crooke Ltd. - Inventors: Jon Katzauer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155242A1 ## CPC - B65H 45/04: Folding sheets - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES ## Abstract An apparatus 10 for forming a template for a bag, the apparatus being adapted to receive a material in a first, transport direction 5, for forming said template; the apparatus 10 comprising means 15 for forming first, second and third longitudinal fold lines in said material, said fold lines extending in said transport direction to form first, second, third and fourth longitudinal sections in said material and means 15 for providing first and second transverse fold lines in said material, said first and second transverse fold lines extending in a direction perpendicular to said first, transport, direction, to form upper, middle and lower transverse sections of said material, means for providing fold lines in the shape of first and second crosses 301, 302 in said material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for forming a template for a bag comprising providing a material for forming said bag, providing first, second and third longitudinal fold lines in said material, said fold lines extending in a first direction to form first, second, third and fourth longitudinal sections in said material, providing first and second transverse fold lines in said material to form upper, middle and lower transverse sections in said material, said first and second transverse fold lines extending in a direction perpendicular to said first direction, providing fold lines in the shape of first and second crosses in said material. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein said crosses are positioned in said upper transverse section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein said first and second crosses are provided in alternating longitudinal sections. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 wherein said material comprises an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein said first, second and third longitudinal fold lines are formed to extend in said first direction between said upper edge and said lower edge, to form said first second, third and fourth longitudinal sections in said material, wherein said first and second transverse fold lines are formed to extend in the second direction between said first side edge and said second side edge, said crosses being positioned between said first transverse fold line, said first transverse fold line being an upper fold line positioned closer to the upper edge than said second transverse fold line, and said upper edge of said material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 wherein said longitudinal fold lines overlap said transverse fold lines to form a grid on said template, with each of said longitudinal sections comprising three subsections and each of said transverse sections comprising four subsections. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing diagonal lines that extend from the lower transverse section into the middle transverse section of the material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 comprising providing two of said diagonal lines so that they meet at a point in the middle transverse section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the point is halfway between the first and second transverse fold lines in said material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 comprising the step of forming holes in said material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 comprising the step of applying adhesive to said material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 comprising the step of applying inserts to said material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of any of claim 1 comprising the step of forming a fourth longitudinal fold line in said material, said fourth fold line formed to extend in said first direction to form a fifth longitudinal section in the material. ### Claim 13 An apparatus for forming a template for a bag, the apparatus being adapted to receive a material in a first, transport direction, for forming said template; the apparatus comprising: means for forming first, second and third longitudinal fold lines in said material, said fold lines extending in said transport direction to form first, second, third and fourth longitudinal sections in said material and means for providing first and second transverse fold lines in said material, said first and second transverse fold lines extending in a direction perpendicular to said first, transport, direction, to form upper, middle and lower transverse sections of said material, means for providing fold lines in the shape of first and second crosses in said material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said apparatus is configured to position said crosses in said upper transverse section. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13 comprising means for providing said first and second crosses in alternating longitudinal sections. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 wherein said material comprises an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, means for forming said first, second and third fold lines to extend in said first direction from said upper edge to said lower edge, to form said first second, third and fourth longitudinal sections in said material; means for forming said first and second transverse fold lines to extend from said first side edge to said second side edge, means for positioning said crosses between said first transverse fold line, said first transverse fold line being closer to the upper edge than said second transverse fold line, and said upper edge of said material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 wherein the means for forming said longitudinal fold lines and said transverse fold lines is configured to provide said fold lines so that they overlap each other and form a grid such that each longitudinal section comprises three subsections and each transverse section comprises four subsections. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 comprising means for providing diagonal lines that extend from the lower transverse section into the middle transverse section of the material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the diagonal lines are configured to meet at a point in the middle transverse section. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the means for providing said diagonal lines is configured to position said point halfway between the first and second transverse fold lines in said material. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 comprising means for forming holes in said material. ### Claim 22 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 comprising means for applying adhesive to said material. ### Claim 23 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 comprising means for applying inserts to said material. ### Claim 24 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 comprising means for aligning inserts with said material. ### Claim 25 (depends on 13) The apparatus of any of claim 13 further comprising means for forming a fourth longitudinal fold line in said material, said fourth fold line extending in said first direction to form a fifth longitudinal section in the material.