US5632378A
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Package for products of elongate shape, and the method of producing it
Assignee: CMB Flexible
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Filing: 1994-11-07
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Granted: 1997-05-27
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Expires: 2014-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A package formed by a wrapper wrapped around a plurality of stacked elongate products (2) each of which temporarily adheres by one of its ends (2B) to an end wall (4) of the wrapper (3). The products may be prepackaged products, such as strips of chewing gum or dairy products, biscuits or bars of chocolate, or else chip cards.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Jacques Provost
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/80; Y10S206/813
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A package for a series of products (2) which comprises a pliant wrapper (3) including a folded and sealed sheet, wherein a means (7) of weak adhesion of the products to be packaged is interposed between the wrapper (3) and each of the products in a region of the products that is aligned with a sealed area of the wrapper (3), said sealed area being sealed with strong adhesion means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A package for a series of products (2) which comprises a pliant wrapper (3) including a folded and sealed sheet, wherein a means (7) of weak adhesion of the products to be packaged is interposed between the wrapper (3) and each of the products in a region of the products that is aligned with a sealed area of the wrapper (3), said sealed area being sealed with strong adhesion means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
The package according to claim 1, wherein the pliant wrapper (3) includes first and second opposite ends, said first end being open or adapted to be closed by a lid (5), said second end being closed by folding and sealing and serving as an end wall (4) for the wrapper; and wherein the means of weak adhesion (7) of the products to be packaged is interposed between the end wall (4) of the wrapper and an adjacent end of each of the products.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Package according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains several stacked products (2) of elongate shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
Package according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of adhesion (7) is carried by the wrapper (3).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Package according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the products carries the means of weak adhesion (7) which adheres to the wrapper (3).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Package according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of weak adhesion (7) comprises an adhesive of the pressure-activable cold-setting adhesive type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Package according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of weak adhesion (7) comprises an adhesive of the heat-activable type.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of packaging products (2) of elongate shape, comprising producing a wrapper blank (3) of elongate general shape, filling the wrapper blank with the products, and forming a wrapper (3) of tubular general shape by folding and sealing by strong adhesive bonding, said method further comprising the steps of: coating part of each of the products (2), which part is intended to come into contact with the wrapper via a means of temporary, weak adhesion (7); and activating the means of temporary, weak adhesion (7) at the same time as the sealing of the wrapper (3).
Claim 10
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of packaging products (2) of elongate shape, comprising producing a wrapper blank (3) of elongate general shape, filling the wrapper blank with the products, and forming a wrapper (3) of tubular general shape by folding and sealing by strong adhesive bonding, said method further comprising the steps of: coating part of each of the products (2), which part is intended to come into contact with the wrapper via a means of temporary, weak adhesion (7); and activating the means of temporary, weak adhesion (7) at the same time as the sealing of the wrapper (3).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
102 words
The method of packaging according to claim 8, in which the forming of the wrapper (3) includes a step of folding and sealing, by the adhesive bonding, at least one end of the wrapper blank, thus closing at least one end wall (4) of the wrapper (3), characterized in that each of the products (2) is coated on one of its ends, facing the end wall (4), by a means of the temporary, weak adhesion (7), and in that the means of adhesion (7) is activated at the same time as the sealing of the end wall (4) of the wrapper (3).
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