Methods and systems for packaging a product
AssigneeAltivity Packaging, LLC
InventorsAngela E. Learn, Michael D. Ryan
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Abstract
A method for applying a heat shrinkable film to a carton for forming a shape of the carton is provided. The carton includes a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, and a movable section that is movable between a first position and a second position. The method includes providing a heat-shrinkable but unshrunken film, wrapping the film in an unheated condition around at least a portion of the carton including at least a portion of the movable section of the carton, and moving the movable section from the first position to the second position to form a shape of the carton by heating the heat-shrinkable film to shrink the heat-shrinkable film into contact with at least a portion of the movable section.
Claims20
A method for applying a heat shrinkable film to a carton for forming a shape of the carton, the carton including a top panel, a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, and a movable section that is movable between a first position and a second position, said method comprising:
- providing a heat-shrinkable but unshrunken film;
- wrapping the film in an unheated condition around at least a portion of the carton including at least a portion of the movable section of the carton, wherein the movable section including at least one opening having a size and at least one movable panel, wherein the at least one opening is a cut-out defined within at least one of the plurality of side panels;
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- moving the movable section from the first position to the second position to form a shape of the carton by heating the heat-shrinkable film to shrink the heat-shrinkable film into contact with at least a portion of the movable section, wherein moving the movable section includes moving the at least one movable panel and reducing the size of the at least one opening of the movable section.
A system for applying a heat shrinkable film to a carton for forming a shape of the carton, said system comprising:
- a carton comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, and a movable section that is movable between a first position and a second position;
- a wrapping device configured to wrap a heat-shrinkable but unshrunken film in an unheated condition around at least a portion of the carton including at least a portion of the movable section of the carton, wherein the movable section including at least one opening having a size and at least one movable panel wherein the at least one opening is a cut-out defined within at least one of the plurality of side panels;
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- a heating device configured to heat at least a portion of the heat-shrinkable film into contact with at least a portion of the movable section to move the movable section from the first position to the second position to form a shape of the carton, wherein moving the movable section includes moving the at least one movable panel and reducing the size of the at least one opening of the movable section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.