Multiple lane packaging of feminine sanitary articles and resulting product
US6978584B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package and apparatus and a method for assembling the package, of a feminine hygiene article, wherein the package is laminated around all the side edges of the article. The apparatus and method feature multi-lane processing wherein at least two parallel lanes of articles are processed simultaneously by laminating outer side edges of two opposed cover sheets, as well as the middle portion, with side-by-side articles disposed between the cover sheets.
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