Device and method for attachment of an opening device on a flexible package
US10751965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B70/813
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device and a method for attaching a resealable opening device (2) on a package (1), the device comprising an attachment unit (100) having at least one carrier member (101) being movable between a pick-up position and an attachment position, in which latter the carrier member (101) is arranged for attachment of the opening device on the package by means of relative movement between the carrier member and the package. The device further comprises an abutment (113) and a knife arrangement (112), wherein the at least one carrier member, in said pick-up position, is arranged for relative movement towards the abutment for engagement with a web (12) of interconnected opening devices arranged therebetween and for pick-up of one opening device; and wherein the knife arrangement is arranged to cooperate with the carrier member and the abutment or cutting out the opening device during the engagement of the carrier member with the web.
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