Method and apparatus for creating preformed bonded pull tabs over a reseal liner

An apparatus for manufacturing pull tab inner seal liner for a container, comprising:

• an inner seal liner web of material and a wax paperboard web of material;
• a first pull tab rotary punch press having a plurality of tab forming anvils;
• a conveyance motor to transport said wax paperboard web through said first pull tab rotary punch press;
• wherein said first pull tab rotary punch press forms a plurality of pull tabs in said inner liner web of material, said first pull tab rotary punch press further comprising a registration hole punch actuating on said inner seal liner web of material and said wax paperboard web of material;
• a radiant heater which receives said inner seal liner web and said wax paperboard web and creates a combined pull tab and reseal liner web;
• a second liner punch press which receives said combined pull tab and reseal liner web and having a plurality of reciprocating safety seal anvils thereon;
• wherein said second liner punch press punches out a plurality of closure pull tab and reseal liners from said combined pull tab and reseal liner web.

An apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of bonded pull tab over a reseal liners for closures, comprising:

• a pull tab seal web of material and a reseal liner web of material;
• a first tab forming punch press having a plurality of tab forming anvils thereon, said anvils forming a plurality of pull tabs in said pull tab seal web of material, said first tab forming punch press folding said plurality of pull tabs against said pull tab web of material;
• said first tab forming punch press including actuating a registration hole punch on said web of reseal liner and said web of pull tab seal material to form registration holes for further alignment;
• a conveyance motor for transporting said pull tab seal web through said first tab forming punch press;
• a radiant heater to combine said pull tab seal web and said reseal liner web such that said pull tabs are compressed therebetween and form a bonded pull tab over a reseal liner web of material alignment;
• a second liner punch press having a plurality of reciprocating safety seal anvils to punch out from said bonded pull tab over a reseal liner web of material said plurality of bonded pull tab over a reseal liners into said closures.