Package for products of elongate shape, and the method of producing it
AssigneeCMB Flexible
InventorJean-Jacques Provost
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Abstract
A package formed by a wrapper wrapped around a plurality of stacked elongate products (2) each of which temporarily adheres by one of its ends (2B) to an end wall (4) of the wrapper (3). The products may be prepackaged products, such as strips of chewing gum or dairy products, biscuits or bars of chocolate, or else chip cards.
Claims9
A package for a series of products (2) which comprises a pliant wrapper (3) including a folded and sealed sheet, wherein a means (7) of weak adhesion of the products to be packaged is interposed between the wrapper (3) and each of the products in a region of the products that is aligned with a sealed area of the wrapper (3), said sealed area being sealed with strong adhesion means.
A method of packaging products (2) of elongate shape, comprising producing a wrapper blank (3) of elongate general shape, filling the wrapper blank with the products, and forming a wrapper (3) of tubular general shape by folding and sealing by strong adhesive bonding, said method further comprising the steps of:
- coating part of each of the products (2), which part is intended to come into contact with the wrapper via a means of temporary, weak adhesion (7);
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- activating the means of temporary, weak adhesion (7) at the same time as the sealing of the wrapper (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.