Method of making one-piece lidded container and containers made by the same
AssigneeIvex Packaging Corporation
InventorTimothy Bohrer
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Abstract
Methods of making one-piece lidded containers are described along with containers made by such methods. In one embodiment, the method entails providing a first length of thermoplastic material and a second length of thermoplastic material where a portion of the two lengths of thermoplastic material are brought into an overlapping or abutting orientation to provide a juncture of thermoplastic material. The juncture of thermoplastic material is subsequently secured. The one-piece lidded container is completed by forming a first container and a corresponding lid on the first and second lengths of thermoplastic material. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims35
A method of making one-piece lidded containers, which comprises:
- providing a first, a second and a third length of thermoplastic material;
- positioning a portion of the first and second lengths of thermoplastic material to provide a first juncture of thermoplastic material;
- positioning a portion of the second and third lengths of thermoplastic material to provide a second juncture of thermoplastic material opposite from the first juncture;
- securing the thermoplastic material of the first and second junctures;
- forming at least a first container and at least a second container on the first and third lengths of thermoplastic material;
- forming at least a first corresponding lid and at least a second corresponding lid on the second length of thermoplastic material;
- and severing the second length of thermoplastic material between the first and second corresponding lids to provide the one-piece lidded containers.
A method of making one-piece lidded containers, which comprises:
- providing a first, a second and a third length of thermoplastic material;
- forming at least a first container and at least a second container on the first and third lengths of thermoplastic material;
- forming at least a first corresponding lid and at least a second corresponding lid on the second length or thermoplastic material;
- positioning a portion of the first and second lengths of thermoplastic material to provide a first juncture or thermoplastic material and allowing alignment of the first container and the first corresponding lid in an axially opposing orientation;
- positioning a portion of the second and third lengths of thermoplastic material to provide a second juncture of thermoplastic material opposite from the first juncture and allows alignment of the second container and the second corresponding lid in an axially opposing orientation;
- securing the thermoplastic material of the-first and second junctures, respectively;
- and severing the second length of thermoplastic material between the first and second corresponding lid to provide the one-piece lidded containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.