Method and apparatus for packaging articles in card and blister packages
US6604342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7164
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for packaging articles in card and blister packages is disclosed, the card and blister package comprising a first or blister piece of clear pre-formed plastic with a shaped cavity for receiving small articles, and a flat flange portion along its perimeter. The second piece of the package is a flat rectangular chipboard card, appreciably larger than the card and blister piece and having printing on one or both sides. The flange of the card and blister piece can be bonded to the surface of a card to form a card and blister package for the enclosed articles.Apparatus for producing a plurality of packaged articles includes a plurality of package holders mounted on the surface of a conveyor belt that is porous to UV light, the holders made of a UV light transparent material and having upper surfaces with shaped recesses for removably supporting the plastic card and blister pieces with their cavities upwardly faced and for supporting the cards in position above the card and blister pieces. At the forward part of the conveyor the card and blister cavities can be filled by the pertinent articles of commerce, UV curable adhesive applied to the pertinent surfaces and t…
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