Temporary package and method
AssigneeDelkor Systems, Inc.
InventorsDale C. Andersen, Donald J. Lasecke
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Abstract
A temporary packaging method and a resultant package are provided for comprising temporarily bonding containers on a flat base member to stabilize the containers for further packaging, the method comprising the steps of providing a base member, providing containers, temporarily bonding the containers to the base member with a hot melt adhesive, advancing the base member with containers through the packaging or handling system so that further processing of the containers may optionally be effected, encapsulating the base member and bonded containers with a plastic shrink film to complete the package, followed by release of the containers from the bond to base member within minutes after shrink wrapping, with the adhesive remaining bonded to the base member.
Claims25
A method of preparing a package assembly comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member;
- providing a plurality of containers;
- providing an adhesive;
- forming a self-releasing bond between the plurality of containers and the base member with the adhesive;
- encapsulating the base member and the containers with a film;
- and
- subsequent to the encapsulating step, allowing the containers to self-release from the base member.
A method of preparing a package assembly comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member;
- providing a plurality of containers;
- providing an adhesive which is capable of forming a self-releasing bond between the containers and the base member;
- self-releasingly bonding the plurality of containers and the base member with the adhesive;
- encapsulating the base member and the containers with a film;
- and
- subsequent to the encapsulating step, the containers self-releasing from the base member, the containers being substantially free of adhesive residues.
A method of preparing a package assembly comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member;
- providing a plurality of containers;
- providing an adhesive which is capable of forming a self-releasing bond between the containers and the base member;
- forming a self-releasing bond between the plurality of containers and the base member with the adhesive;
- encapsulating the base member and the containers with a film;
- and
- subsequent to the encapsulating step, the containers self-releasing from the base member, substantially any adhesive residues remaining on the base member.
A method of preparing an encapsulated package assembly comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member;
- providing a plurality of containers;
- providing an adhesive which forms a self-releasing bond;
- forming a self-releasing bond between the plurality of containers and the base member with the adhesive;
- encapsulating the base member and the containers with a film, wherein
- subsequent to the encapsulating step, the adhesive bond between the encapsulated containers and base member fails without applying any force to the bond.
A packaging method comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member:
- providing a plurality of containers:
- forming an adhesive bond between the base member and the plurality of containers using an adhesive which is capable of releasing from the containers after a predetermined period of time without the application of force to the containers or the base member;
- and
- encapsulating the base member and the containers with a film and wherein subsequent to the encapsulating step, the adhesive solidifies thereby releasing the containers from the adhesive bond to the base member.
A packaging method comprising the steps of:
- providing a base member;
- providing a plurality of containers;
- forming an adhesive bond between the base member and the plurality of containers using an adhesive which is capable of releasing from the containers after a predetermined period of time without the application of force to the containers or the base member;
- and encapsulating the base member and the containers with a film and wherein subsequent to the encapsulating step, the adhesive cools thereby releasing the containers from the adhesive bond to the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.