US3237364A
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Method of packaging articles in a tube
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-29
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1981-09-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford R Mack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:56
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B11/00; B65B11/06; B65B11/08; B65B11/10; B65B11/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF; PREPARING A PACKAGING TUBE HAVING OVERLAPPING LONGITUDINALLY-EXTENDING MARGINAL EDGES, SECURING SAID EDGES WITH A PRE-SELECTED DEGREE OF OVERLAP BY A SEEN EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE TUBE, LOADING THE TUBE WITH AN ARTICLE TO BE PACKAGED THEREIN, SLITTING THE SEAM LONGITUDINALLY, TIGHTENING THE TUBE ABOUT THE PACKAGED ARTICLE BY OVERLAPPING THE MARGINAL EDGES TO A DIFFERENT DEGREE AS REQUIRED BY THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ARTICLE, AND RESEALING THE SEAM IN THE TIGHTENED CONDITION OF THE TUBE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
84 words
A METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF; PREPARING A PACKAGING TUBE HAVING OVERLAPPING LONGITUDINALLY-EXTENDING MARGINAL EDGES, SECURING SAID EDGES WITH A PRE-SELECTED DEGREE OF OVERLAP BY A SEEN EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE TUBE, LOADING THE TUBE WITH AN ARTICLE TO BE PACKAGED THEREIN, SLITTING THE SEAM LONGITUDINALLY, TIGHTENING THE TUBE ABOUT THE PACKAGED ARTICLE BY OVERLAPPING THE MARGINAL EDGES TO A DIFFERENT DEGREE AS REQUIRED BY THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ARTICLE, AND RESEALING THE SEAM IN THE TIGHTENED CONDITION OF THE TUBE.
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