Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for sealing a gabled container

US5890347A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
37References
4Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S53/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a container including the steps of: providing a sheet material defining a peripheral wall structure bounding a receptacle with an open end, and a closure portion having gable panels and a plurality of fins for closing the open end of the receptacle; reconfiguring the closure portion to place the closure portion in a closed state wherein the plurality of fins are in overlying relationship and the gable panels reside between the fins and the peripheral wall structure; effecting a seal between a plurality of the fins using a first sealing pattern; and after effecting the seal using the first sealing pattern effecting a seal between a plurality of the fins using a second sealing pattern.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.