Method of forming a composite folded hosiery product and package
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsMichael Faircloth, Reid London
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Abstract
A method of folding extended and substantially flat hosiery products with paper, with or without an insert, to produce a composite folded hosiery product suitable for packaging. Product and paper are successively folded upon themselves and thereafter positioned within an encompassing envelope, such as a poly bag or cardboard package. The insert may be introduced into the composite folded hosiery product at the first fold if it is desired in the final package.
Claims8
A method of folding a longitudinally extended substantially flat hosiery product with a segment of substantially flat paper and an insert utilizing at least two conveyors, the method comprising the steps of:
- moving the hosiery product on a conveyor along a predetermined path of travel in a first direction;
- positioning the paper segment against the hosiery product as the hosiery product moves in the first direction;
- positioning an insert against the paper segment and hosiery product to create a fold and form a first fold portion and a second fold portion;
- positioning the first fold portion against another conveyor to move the first fold portion in another direction and cause the first fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded first fold portion;
- reversing the movement of the folded first fold portion and second fold portion to cause the second fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded second fold portion;
- reversing the direction of movement of the folded first fold portion and the folded second fold portion;
- and
- folding the folded second fold portion over the folded first fold portion to form a composite folded hosiery product, paper segment, and insert suitable for packaging.
A method of folding a longitudinally extending and substantially flat hosiery product with a segment of substantially flat paper and an insert comprising the steps of:
- moving the hosiery product along a predetermined path of travel in a first direction;
- positioning the flat paper against and along the hosiery product;
- positioning an insert against the paper segment and hosiery product to create a fold and form a first fold portion and a second fold portion;
- moving the first fold portion in another direction to cause the first fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded first fold portion;
- reversing the movement of the folded first fold portion and the second fold portion to cause the second fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded second fold portion;
- and
- folding the folded first fold portion over the folded second fold portion to form a composite folded hosiery product suitable for packaging.
A method of folding a longitudinally extended substantially flat hosiery product with a segment of substantially flat paper utilizing at least two conveyors, the method comprising the steps of:
- moving the hosiery product on a conveyor along a predetermined path of travel in a first direction;
- positioning the paper segment against the hosiery product as the hosiery product moves in the first direction;
- creating a fold in the hosiery product and paper segment to form a first fold portion and a second fold portion;
- positioning the first fold portion against another conveyor to move the first fold portion in another direction and cause the first fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded first fold portion;
- reversing the movement of the folded first fold portion and second fold portion to cause the second fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded second fold portion;
- reversing the direction of movement of the folded first fold portion and the folded second fold portion;
- and
- folding the folded second fold portion over the folded first fold portion to form a composite folded hosiery product and paper segment suitable for packaging.
A method of folding a longitudinally extending and substantially flat hosiery product with a segment of substantially flat paper comprising the steps of:
- moving the hosiery product along a predetermined path of travel in a first direction;
- positioning the flat paper against and along the hosiery product;
- creating a fold to form a first fold portion and a second fold portion;
- moving the first fold portion in another direction to cause the first fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded first fold portion;
- reversing the movement of the folded first fold portion and the second fold portion to cause the second fold portion to fold upon itself and form a folded second fold portion;
- and
- folding the folded first fold portion over the folded second fold portion to form a composite folded hosiery product suitable for packaging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.