Portable packaging device and method for forming individually packaged articles
US7395646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2240/132
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An article packaging device for packaging articles within a tubular sheet. The article to be packaged is inserted into and enclosed within a length of tubular sheet, and separated from the remaining length of tubular sheet and the device to form the closed individually packaged article. The packaging device is designed to be portable, convenient, lightweight and easily maintained. A thermoplastic, vapor-impermeable tubular sheet having adhesive on one surface can provide an airtight seal that is especially effective when the device is used to package waste-containing disposable adsorbent articles, such as soiled diapers, for disposal. An apparatus for forming the tubular sheet into a layered pack of pleats having an adhesive material positioned on at least one surface.
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