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PACKAGE MAKING
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| 394 | ![[Patents]](../gifs/ps.gif) | MATCHBOOK MAKING |
| 395 | | . Methods |
| 396 | | METHODS |
| 397 | | . Applying a partial cover |
| 398 | | . . Partial covering of multiple cans, bottles (e.g., six-pack carrier) |
| 399 | | . . Banding |
| 400 | | . With adsorption or absorption of contents |
| 401 | | . With nonreactive packaging materials |
| 402 | | . With inhibitor |
| 403 | | . Gas filling and/or evacuating and closing |
| 404 | | . . With solder or wax sealing |
| 405 | | . . Evacuating only and closing |
| 406 | | . . With gas igniting |
| 407 | | . . With steam filling |
| 408 | | . . Including evacuating |
| 409 | | . Annular package |
| 410 | | . Forming a cover adjunct or application of a cover adjunct to a cover |
| 411 | | . . Printing or protective coating |
| 412 | | . . Package opening device (e.g., tear strip) |
| 413 | | . . Handle |
| 414 | | . . Binding string |
| 415 | | . . Strip, stamp, nonencircling label, or space filler |
| 416 | | . . Fastening or sealing |
| 417 | | . . . Applying the fastener to a gathered bag neck (e.g., staple or clip) |
| 418 | | . . . Sewing |
| 419 | | . . . Encircling sealing strip (e.g., adhesive tape) |
| 420 | | . . For preformed receptacle with separate closure |
| 421 | | . . . Including gasket compressing |
| 422 | | . . . . Against side of receptacle |
| 423 | | . . . Including casting or molding |
| 424 | | . . . Constricting closure by binding |
| 425 | | . Sterilizing complete package |
| 426 | | . Sterilizing cover only |
| 427 | | . Skin packaging (e.g., vacuum forming by conforming cover over contents) |
| 428 | | . With contents treating |
| 429 | | . . Folding |
| 430 | | . . Winding |
| 431 | | . . Liquid treating |
| 432 | | . . Vacuum or gas treating |
| 433 | | . . . Receptacle forming |
| 434 | | . . . Flexible preform cover (e.g., bags, pouches) |
| 435 | | . . Cutting |
| 436 | | . . Compacting or stretching |
| 437 | | . . . Agitating (e.g., vibrating or jarring) |
| 438 | | . . . Before association with cover material |
| 439 | | . . . . By simultaneously conveying and compressing |
| 440 | | . . Heating or cooling |
| 441 | | . Conforming by stretching or shrinking of cover over contents |
| 442 | | . . By heating |
| 443 | | . Group forming of contents into a unit |
| 444 | | . . Of slender rod-shaped contents (e.g., cigarette) |
| 445 | | . . Of diverse contents (e.g., can and coupon) |
| 446 | | . . With orienting (e.g., turning labels face out) |
| 447 | | . . Stacking upon another before packaging |
| 448 | | . . Single layer forming |
| 449 | | . Plural covers |
| 450 | | . Enclosing contents within progressively formed web means |
| 451 | | . . Vertically formed, filled, and sealed tubular package |
| 452 | | . Forming or partial forming a receptacle and subsequent filling |
| 453 | | . . Forming a pocket or depression in cover material by applying heat or pressure (e.g., stretch forming) |
| 454 | | . . . Forming a capsule |
| 455 | | . . Making a pocket in web material by folding and side sealing (e.g., flat bag making) |
| 456 | | . . Forming three-dimensional receptacle from web or blank |
| 457 | | . . Opening or setting up collapsed, preformed receptacle |
| 458 | | . . . Box, carton |
| 459 | | . . . Bag, tube, center-folded web |
| 460 | | . Envelope or triangular flap fold |
| 461 | | . Wrapping contents including cover forming |
| 462 | | . . With slotted or scored wrapper blank |
| 463 | | . . With heat sealing of wrapper |
| 464 | | . . Cup or pouch forming about contents from web or blank |
| 465 | | . . Cinching or wiping around to form initial wrap |
| 466 | | . . U-fold forming initial wrap |
| 467 | | . Filling preformed receptacle and closing |
| 468 | | . . Opening prior to filling and closing |
| 469 | | . . Flexible, expandable receptacle (e.g., bag, tube) |
| 470 | | . . Aerosol container |
| 471 | | . . With separate closure attaching (e.g., cap or plug) |
| 472 | | . . With protective media (e.g., shock absorbing) |
| 473 | | . Filling preformed receptacle |
| 474 | | . . With diverse contents |
| 475 | | . . With successive like contents or layers of like contents |
| 476 | | . Closing package or filled receptacle |
| 477 | | . . By heat sealing |
| 478 | | . . . Separate closure |
| 479 | | . . . Of preformed nonfreestanding container deformed by contents (e.g., bag, tube) |
| 480 | | . . Closing preformed container deformed by contents |
| 481 | | . . . By collapsing mouth portion (e.g., to form single flap) |
| 482 | | . . . . Folding or rolling-in |
| 483 | | . . . . Twisting |
| 484 | | . . Closing a preformed, freestanding, rigid or semi-rigid container (e.g., box, carton, bottle) |
| 485 | | . . . By applying a separate preformed closure (e.g., lid, cap) |
| 486 | | . . . . With receptacle deforming or shaping |
| 487 | | . . . . With preliminary closure shaping |
| 488 | | . . . . By conforming closure to container |
| 489 | | . . . . By plugging closure into container |
| 490 | | . . . . By screwing closure on container |
| 491 | | . . . By folding multiple preformed flap |
| 492 | | . Opening only |
| 48.1 | | MULTIPLE BOTTLE OR CAN CARRIER TYPE PACKAGE |
| 48.2 | | . Of shrinkable or memory material |
| 48.3 | | . Of stretchable material |
| 48.4 | | . . Continuous web |
| 48.5 | | . Endless loop |
| 48.6 | | . Wrap |
| 48.7 | | . . Of moving bottles or cans |
| 48.8 | | . . Wrap of preformed blank |
| 48.9 | | . . . Having means to interlock or tighten |
| 49 | | BOTTLE IN SHAPED COVER OR CARTON |
| 50 | | PACKAGE UNFOLDING OR OPENING WITH INSERTION OF ADDITIONAL CONTENTS |
| 51 | | REGISTER CONTROL |
| 52 | | WITH MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SENSED CONDITION |
| 53 | | . Separate delivery of incomplete or defective package |
| 54 | | . Separate delivery of incomplete or defective contents or contents group |
| 55 | | . Concurrent control of contents and receptacle feeds |
| 56 | | . . Stopped by contents, manual reset |
| 57 | | . . . By absence of contents |
| 58 | | . . Triggered by presence of contents |
| 493 | | . Of individual contents or group feed or delivery |
| 494 | | . . Responsive to incomplete group or subgroup (no group - no feed) |
| 495 | | . . Responsive to complete group or subgroup |
| 496 | | . . . Responsive to the presence of only the lead article of a completed group |
| 497 | | . . . . Plural lead articles |
| 498 | | . . . By sensing each individual article of the group or subgroup |
| 499 | | . . . . Individual sensors (one for each article in the group or subgroup) |
| 500 | | . . . . Single sensor for successively sensing each article of the group or subgroup (e.g., counter) |
| 501 | | . . By totalizing of individual contents |
| 502 | | . . By weight of contents |
| 503 | | . . By volume of contents |
| 504 | | . . By dimension of contents |
| 505 | | . . Responsive to presence or absence of cover material (e.g., wrapper, receptacle, lid) |
| 506 | | . . . Responsive to absence of cover material (no can - no fill) |
| 64 | | . Of receptacle or cover feed or adjunct feed or application |
| 65 | | . . Of marker by defective package component |
| 66 | | . . Severed length determined by contents size |
| 67 | | . . Responsive to presence or absence of preformed receptacle |
| 68 | | . . . With closure ejection means |
| 69 | | . . . During infeed |
| 70 | | . . . With solenoid control means |
| 71 | | . . . With intermediate clutch |
| 72 | | . . . And presence or absence of closure |
| 73 | | . . Skip feed by absence of contents |
| 74 | | . . Triggered by presence of contents |
| 75 | | . Of package and filled receptacle closing or opening |
| 76 | | . . Triggered by presence of package |
| 77 | | INTERRELATED OR SAFETY CONTROLS |
| 507 | | WITH ALARM, SIGNAL, OR INDICATOR |
| 508 | | . Visual or audible alarm |
| 79 | | GAS FILLING AND/OR EVACUATING OF RECEPTACLE AND CLOSING |
| 80 | | . Including soldering means |
| 81 | | . . Solder and/or flux deposit only |
| 82 | | . . Iron application only |
| 83 | | . . . Electric arc or resistance type |
| 84 | | . Pressure responsive and/or regulation |
| 85 | | . Enclosure responsive |
| 86 | | . Within enclosure |
| 87 | | . . With screen or graduated orifices |
| 88 | | . . For receptacle head only |
| 89 | | . . Machine positioned receptacle and/or closure |
| 90 | | . . . Through lock or valve means |
| 91 | | . . . . Rotary pocket or pockets |
| 92 | | . . . . . Common in-out |
| 93 | | . . . . . . With separate coacting pockets |
| 94 | | . . . . Including closure handling means |
| 95 | | . . . Multiple individual receptacle chambers |
| 96 | | . . . . Integral unit |
| 97 | | . . With closure assembling means |
| 98 | | . . . Resilient hold-down |
| 99 | | . . . Gravity plunger or platen |
| 100 | | . . . . With drop control |
| 101 | | . . . Mechanically actuated plunger or platen |
| 102 | | . . . . With equalizer means |
| 103 | | . . . Atmospheric pressure |
| 104 | | . . . . With fluid system intensifier |
| 105 | | . . . . Flexible diaphragm |
| 106 | | . . . . Pressure platen |
| 107 | | . . . . . Individual receptacle |
| 108 | | . . . . . . Base contacting |
| 109 | | . . With cap lifter |
| 110 | | . Within tunnel |
| 509 | | SKIN PACKAGING |
| 111R | | WITH CONTENTS TREATING |
| 510 | | . Vacuum or inert atmosphere |
| 511 | | . . With receptacle forming |
| 512 | | . . With preformed bag |
| 113 | | . Reshaping |
| 114 | | . . Coil spring encasing |
| 115 | | . . Cushioning material inserting means (e.g., pill bottle cotton) |
| 116 | | . . Folding or rolling |
| 117 | | . . . Sheet material or garments |
| 118 | | . . . . Rotary winding |
| 119 | | . . . . . Slotted or divided mandrel |
| 120 | | . . . . Slot and blade doubling |
| 121 | | . . Crushing |
| 122 | | . . Molding or plastic deformation |
| 513 | | . . Cutting |
| 514 | | . . . Food or edible material |
| 515 | | . . . . Fruit or vegetable |
| 516 | | . . . . Bread, pastry, or confection |
| 517 | | . . . . Meat or fish product |
| 518 | | . . . . Diary product |
| 519 | | . . . . . Butter |
| 520 | | . . . Film, sheet or weblike material |
| 521 | | . . . Stuffing (e.g., mattress ticking) |
| 522 | | . . . Strand, tube, or rodlike material (e.g., drinking straw) |
| 523 | | . . Compacting or stretching |
| 524 | | . . . Mattress filling |
| 525 | | . . . By agitation |
| 526 | | . . . Compressing with or through cover |
| 527 | | . . . Compressing contents within preformed receptacle |
| 528 | | . . . Compressing while engaging contents with wrapper or band |
| 529 | | . . . Compressing before packaging |
| 530 | | . . . . Through restricted passage |
| 127 | | . Heating or cooling |
| 111RC | | . With reactive chemical |
| 128.1 | | WITH COVER-ADJUNCT APPLICATION OR FORMATION |
| 129.1 | | . Adjunct comprising packing disk, sealing gasket, or "spot" applied to a closure |
| 130.1 | | . Adjunct comprising closure retainer seated into and depressed with portion of bottle hood |
| 131.1 | | . Adjunct comprising protective coating |
| 131.2 | | . By printing |
| 131.3 | | . . On cover having separate closure or on such a separate closure |
| 131.4 | | . . Before or during packaging |
| 131.5 | | . . . On continuous web |
| 132.1 | | . Adjunct comprising lever actuated to constrict passage of contents into package |
| 133.1 | | . Adjunct comprising provision to allow access to contents, e.g., spout, straw, drain, opening, etc. |
| 133.2 | | . . Fitment to dispense flowable contents, e.g., spout |
| 133.3 | | . . Adjunct comprising provision to open package |
| 133.4 | | . . . Reclosable |
| 133.5 | | . . . Tear string or tape under cover |
| 133.6 | | . . . . Cover weakened for tearing |
| 133.7 | | . . . . With graspable tab on cover or adjunct |
| 133.8 | | . . . Cover weakened for tearing, e.g., having integral tear strip |
| 134.1 | | . Adjunct comprising graspable appendage, e.g., handle |
| 134.2 | | . . For permeable package, e.g., tea bag |
| 135.1 | | . Adjunct comprising nonencircling strip, e.g., stamp, label or gap filler |
| 135.2 | | . . Applied to cover material before packaging |
| 135.3 | | . . . Applied to continuous web material |
| 136.1 | | . . Applied to package |
| 136.2 | | . . . Applied to end of roll |
| 136.3 | | . . . To seal package |
| 136.4 | | . . . . Box |
| 136.5 | | . . . . Bag |
| 137.1 | | . Adjunct comprising bottle hood securing means |
| 137.2 | | . Adjunct comprising package encircling sealing strip |
| 138.1 | | . Adjunct comprising provision to secure cover |
| 138.2 | | . . Staple or clip |
| 138.3 | | . . . Bag closing |
| 138.4 | | . . . . Deformed staple or clip |
| 138.5 | | . . Adjunct comprising sewn seam |
| 138.6 | | . . Tie string or wire |
| 138.7 | | . . . Bag closing |
| 138.8 | | . . . . Twisting of string or wire |
| 139.1 | | . . Bag banding |
| 139.2 | | . . Reclosable, e.g., ziplock (TM) or with valve |
| 139.4 | | . Adjunct comprising string or wire |
| 139.5 | | . Adjunct comprising means to protect contents, e.g., padding or spacer |
| 139.6 | | . . To protect contents from binder |
| 139.7 | | . . Adjunct comprising edge protector |
| 140 | | WITH COVER MATERIAL PRODUCTION |
| 141 | | WITH FUGITIVE PRECONDITIONING OF COVER MATERIAL |
| 142 | | TAPERED OR HEADED ARTICLES |
| 143 | | . Inverting one or more units |
| 144 | | . . Receptacle reversing |
| 145 | | FACING (E.G., FRUITS AND VEGETABLES) |
| 146 | | . Variable contour facing plate |
| 147 | | GROUP FORMING OF CONTENTS UNIT AND SUBSEQUENT OR FURTHER PACKAGING |
| 148 | | . Long slender articles (e.g., cigarettes) |
| 149 | | . . Adjacent rows of unequal numbers |
| 150 | | . . Superposing rows |
| 151 | | . . Hopper with multiple channeled outlet |
| 152 | | . Formed in vertically spaced ways and simultaneously removed |
| 153 | | . . Plural groups |
| 154 | | . From plural or different supply sources |
| 155 | | . . Diverse forms or shapes of units |
| 156 | | . . . Package reinforcing sheet or trough |
| 157 | | . . . Insert or separating sheet |
| 158 | | . Joined receptacle or pockets |
| 531 | | . Layer, stack, or column |
| 532 | | . . Assembling, gathering, and stacking coins or similar disclike articles |
| 533 | | . . Assembling sticks of chewing gum |
| 534 | | . . Receptacle advances as row groups are deposited therein |
| 535 | | . . Lowered support or raised wall |
| 536 | | . . . Within receptacle |
| 537 | | . . Forming successive coplanar layers and depositing in cover means |
| 538 | | . . . Varying strokes of depositing means |
| 539 | | . . Simultaneous deposit to fill compartmented receptacle |
| 540 | | . . Stacking one article or group of articles upon another |
| 541 | | . . . Building up the stack from the bottom |
| 542 | | . . Grouping articles on edge in a linear relationship |
| 543 | | . . Forming single generally horizontal groups comprising plural rows and columns |
| 544 | | . . Orienting one or more units of the group |
| 167 | | COMBINED |
| 168 | | SELECTIVE OR ALTERNATE SUPPLY OF PLURAL COVERS AND/OR PLURAL CONTENTS |
| 169 | | SLIDING TRAY AND SHELL TYPE PACKAGE |
| 170 | | PLURAL LAYER PACKAGE MATERIAL |
| 171 | | . Plural packages in outer cover |
| 172 | | . Concurrently formed with multi-layered blank |
| 173 | | . Filling preformed receptacle and subsequent covering |
| 174 | | . Wrapping and subsequent filling of preformed receptacle |
| 175 | | . Lining preformed receptacle |
| 176 | | . At least one layer a band |
| 545 | | PROGRESSIVELY SEAMED COVER WEB OR WEB FOLDS |
| 546 | | . Multirow |
| 547 | | . With package severing and subsequent closing of severed end |
| 548 | | . With closing of web between package units |
| 549 | | . . By twisting |
| 550 | | . . Longitudinal tube formed from single web |
| 551 | | . . . Vertically disposed tube |
| 552 | | . . . . Concurrent severing |
| 553 | | . . Plural webs |
| 554 | | . . . Vertically disposed tube |
| 555 | | . . . Simultaneously longitudinal and transverse seaming |
| 556 | | APPARATUS FOR CONTRACTION OF COVER BY STRETCHING OR SHRINKING |
| 557 | | . By heat shrinking |
| 558 | | APPARATUS FOR FORMING OR PARTIALLY FORMING RECEPTACLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FILLING |
| 559 | | . Forming a pocket, depression, or hollow compartment by application of heat or pressure (e.g., stretch forming) |
| 560 | | . . Capsule |
| 561 | | . . Molding or extruding a container |
| 562 | | . Forming a pocket or pouch by folding and side sealing (e.g., flat bag making) |
| 563 | | . Forming a receptacle around a mandrel or former and removing therefrom prior to filling |
| 564 | | . Forming by opening or setting up collapsed receptacle |
| 565 | | . . Gable-top carton (e.g., milk carton) |
| 566 | | . . Horizontally loaded box or carton |
| 567 | | . . Flexible tubular stock - preformed continuous tube |
| 568 | | . . Longitudinally prefolded web stock |
| 569 | | . . Letter-type envelope |
| 570 | | . . Bag or sack |
| 571 | | . . . Magazine |
| 572 | | . . . . Filled before removal from magazine |
| 573 | | . . . . Combined extractor and opener |
| 574 | | . Forming receptacles whereby the receptacle is subsequently filled while on the forming means |
| 575 | | . . Hollow forming mandrel or plunger |
| 576 | | . . . Tubular receptacle stored on mandrel |
| 577 | | . . . Gathered mouth receptacle |
| 578 | | . . External former |
| 579 | | . . . Former mounted on conveying means |
| 580 | | PARTIAL COVER APPLICATION |
| 581 | | . Spindle or core |
| 582 | | . Band or tube |
| 583 | | . . Bag neck banding |
| 584 | | . . Cigar banding |
| 585 | | . . Preformed tube |
| 586 | | . . U-fold forming initial banding |
| 587 | | . . Applied by rotation of contents |
| 588 | | . . Applied by rotation of band |
| 589 | | . . Applied by guiding band end about contents |
| 590 | | . . Applied by manipulating opposed band ends about contents |
| 591 | | . . Applied about series contents |
| 592 | | . . Applied by manual operation |
| 593 | | . . End or band interleaved with contents (e.g., book or magazine band) |
| 594 | | . Uncovered reduced projection or handle (e.g., lollypop) |
| 201 | | CONVERTIBLE |
| 202 | | PLURAL LINE PACKAGING |
| 203 | | WRAPPING MACHINES |
| 204 | | . Annular package |
| 205 | | . Granular contents material |
| 206 | | . Packet or envelope type |
| 207 | | . Notched or corner-slit cover blanks |
| 208 | | . . With cover notching or slitting |
| 209 | | . Prepositioned cover and contents transported to wrapping means |
| 210 | | . Cinched or wiped around initial wrap |
| 211 | | . . By rotation of contents |
| 212 | | . . . Stacked contents (e.g., coins) |
| 213 | | . . . . Hand manipulated type |
| 214 | | . . . Cover at least in part adhered to contents |
| 215 | | . . . Apron type |
| 216 | | . . . Rolling movement |
| 217 | | . . . With end twisting |
| 218 | | . Fixed package support during wrapping |
| 219 | | . . Hand manipulated type |
| 220 | | . Cover-wiping passage or pocket for initial wrap |
| 221 | | . . Cup- or pouch-forming initial wrap |
| 222 | | . . . Four-sided corner flap forming chute or pocket |
| 223 | | . . . . Package advanced through succeeding fold chute |
| 224 | | . . . . Package advanced by folding carrier |
| 225 | | . . . . . Rotary turret or carrier |
| 226 | | . . . With end crimper or in-folder |
| 227 | | . . . With end twister |
| 228 | | . . U-fold forming initial wrap |
| 229 | | . . . Outturned longitudinal seam |
| 230 | | . . . Package advanced through succeeding fold chute |
| 231 | | . . . . Via intermediate non-folding carrier |
| 232 | | . . . Package advanced by folding carrier |
| 233 | | . . . . Continuously moving carrier |
| 234 | | . . . . Rotary turret or carrier |
| 235 | | DEPOSITING ARTICLES AND ARRANGING MATERIAL IN PREFORMED RECEPTACLES |
| 236 | | . Long slender articles (e.g., matches) |
| 237 | | . Plural filling stations and/or contents sources for single receptacle |
| 238 | | . . Diverse forms or shapes of units |
| 239 | | . . Article and fluent material |
| 240 | | . . Successive filling stations |
| 241 | | . Contents support extends through receptacle (e.g., garment baggers) |
| 242 | | . Bottom filling |
| 243 | | . . With turnover |
| 244 | | . Successive deposits of articles |
| 245 | | . . Lowered support |
| 246 | | . . Compartmented receptacle |
| 247 | | . Simultaneous deposit of plural articles |
| 248 | | . With means to retard free fall of articles into receptacle |
| 249 | | . With movement of receptacle to or from filling station |
| 250 | | . . With means to supply successive receptacles |
| 251 | | . . . Contents or receptacle transfer between conveyers |
| 252 | | . . . . By reciprocable pusher |
| 253 | | . . . Rotary |
| 254 | | . Disc packers |
| 255 | | . Guide or inserted form or support for article contents |
| 256 | | . . Garment baggers |
| 257 | | . . With size adjusting means |
| 258 | | . . With injector (e.g., filling plunger) |
| 259 | | . . . Endless belt |
| 260 | | . . With retractible, collapsible or separable portion to permit withdrawal or to dump contents |
| 261 | | . . Expansible |
| 262 | | . . . Spring form |
| 263 | | . . Receptacle divider |
| 264 | | WITH MEANS APPLYING CLOSURES OF INTERNALLY STOPPERED RECEPTACLES |
| 265 | | WITH MEANS APPLYING ATTACHED OR CONNECTED CLOSURES OF BAIL STOPPERED RECEPTACLES |
| 266.1 | | MEANS TO FILL AND CLOSE PREFORMED RECEPTACLE |
| 267 | | . With compound fill-close station |
| 268 | | . With common fill-close stations |
| 269 | | . . Closing mechanism tripped by vented air |
| 270 | | . . Closure release by withdrawal of fill means or receptacle |
| 271 | | . . Unidirectional infeed motion only |
| 272 | | . . Turret mounted (plural heads rotatively indexing and progressively acting) |
| 273 | | . . Swivel or slide relation to receptacle aperture |
| 274 | | . . Including closure port valve means |
| 275 | | . . Closure within or forming wall of pressure chamber |
| 276 | | . Diverse heads rotatively indexing and progressively acting (turret) |
| 277 | | . . Planetating or epicyclic orbit |
| 278 | | . . Concentric orbits |
| 279 | | . . Plural axes |
| 280 | | . . . Common infeed means |
| 281 | | . With separate closure |
| 282 | | . . Endless conveyor for receptacle |
| 283 | | . . Common infeed means for fill and close means |
| 284 | | . Opposite end closing |
| 284.2 | | . Receptacle comprising film mount |
| 284.3 | | . Receptacle comprising envelope |
| 284.4 | | . Means to insert X-ray film into and to close special receptacle |
| 284.5 | | . Rigid receptacle |
| 284.6 | | . . Glass receptacle, e.g., ampoule |
| 284.7 | | . Receptacle comprising bag |
| 285 | | CLOSING PACKAGES AND FILLED RECEPTACLES |
| 286 | | . Plural independently closed covers |
| 287 | | . Separate closure applying |
| 288 | | . . Cover to milk can |
| 289 | | . . With preliminary receptacle shaping |
| 290 | | . . With preliminary closure shaping and/or treatment |
| 291 | | . . . Unfolding, opening and/or stretching capsules or cots |
| 292 | | . . . . With suction or blast |
| 293 | | . . . . Removal from support by receptacle |
| 294 | | . . . . . Stretcher cammed by receptacle |
| 295 | | . . . . With cot dispenser or ejector |
| 296 | | . . . Cutting and/or shaping means |
| 297 | | . . . . Concentric with or at infeed of closure |
| 298 | | . . . . . Blank cut-off only |
| 299 | | . . Receptacle delivery by case or row |
| 300 | | . . With receptacle support and/or feed by shoulder engagement |
| 301 | | . . Receptacle delivery to alternately acting headers |
| 302 | | . . Sequentially acting plural headers |
| 303 | | . . . In vertical orbit |
| 304 | | . . . With single closure supply stack for headers |
| 305 | | . . By hand operation with magazine supply |
| 306 | | . . Closure delivery from supply into or below bottom of header |
| 307 | | . . . Closure delivery into inverting header |
| 308 | | . . . Turret supporting closure below header |
| 309 | | . . Closure delivery from supply through top of header |
| 310 | | . . Closure delivery from supply laterally into header |
| 311 | | . . . Closure at infeed normal to closure in stack |
| 312 | | . . . Horizontal infeed |
| 313 | | . . Closure selected by moving receptacle |
| 314 | | . . . With subsequent securing |
| 315 | | . . . With wiper or leveler means |
| 316 | | . . . . Roller |
| 317 | | . . Screw or lug closure applying means |
| 318 | | . . . With reverse rotation means |
| 319 | | . . Closure inserting means |
| 320 | | . . . With vent means |
| 321 | | . . . Closure flexing means (straightening or buckling) |
| 322 | | . . . With closure guide withdrawal means |
| 323 | | . . . . Receptacle push-off means |
| 324 | | . . . Closure compressing means |
| 325 | | . . . . Roller |
| 326 | | . . . . Sliding segment die |
| 327 | | . . . . Pivoted segment die |
| 328 | | . . . Plunger structure |
| 329 | | . . Closure securing means |
| 329.2 | | . . . Heated securing means |
| 329.3 | | . . . . Adapted to engage flange (e.g., outturned seam) of package cover |
| 329.4 | | . . . . . With means to advance package during securing |
| 329.5 | | . . . . . With means to trim excess cover |
| 330 | | . . . Internal |
| 331 | | . . . Thread and crimp |
| 331.5 | | . . . Screw or lug type |
| 332 | | . . . Reverse closure flexing or turn-back means |
| 333 | | . . . Repeated on different portions of same closure |
| 334 | | . . . Rotary tool or die |
| 335 | | . . . . With centrifugal means |
| 336 | | . . . . . Cam release |
| 337 | | . . . . . Centrifugal release |
| 338 | | . . . . Planetating |
| 339 | | . . . . . Axially rocking |
| 340 | | . . . . . Radial, rocking or axial pivot |
| 341 | | . . . Die |
| 342 | | . . . . With closure support |
| 343 | | . . . . . Magnetic |
| 344 | | . . . . Sectional |
| 345 | | . . . . . With resilient faces |
| 346 | | . . . . . . Split or two part die |
| 347 | | . . . . . . Helical spring |
| 348 | | . . . . . Fluid pressure actuated |
| 349 | | . . . . . Rotary cam |
| 350 | | . . . . . Toggle |
| 351 | | . . . . . Axial cam |
| 352 | | . . . . . . Convex |
| 353 | | . . . . . . Radially reciprocating jaws |
| 354 | | . . . . . Bell crank |
| 355 | | . . . . . Biased for deformation |
| 356 | | . . . . . Split or spring collet type |
| 357 | | . . . . Resilient annulus |
| 358 | | . . . . . Helical spring |
| 359 | | . . . . Filler or forcer |
| 360 | | . . . . . Reverse flex of resilient element |
| 361 | | . . . . . Fluid pressure or resilient element |
| 362 | | . . . . . Confined elastomer block |
| 363 | | . . . . With handle |
| 364 | | . . . . Second class lever mounted |
| 365 | | . . . . Toggle mounted |
| 366 | | . . . By crimping of receptacle |
| 367 | | . . Orienting or aligning means |
| 368 | | . . With height compensating means and/or package ejection means |
| 369 | | . . . With package ejection means only |
| 370 | | . Twisters |
| 370.2 | | . Including provision for pleat of cover overhang |
| 370.3 | | . . With means to apply adhesive |
| 370.4 | | . . With means to trim excess cover |
| 370.5 | | . . . And means to advance package during closing |
| 370.6 | | . . With means to engage cover at spaced points and move together to form pleat |
| 370.7 | | . . With means to heat or cool seam |
| 370.8 | | . . . Spaced from cover during heating or cooling |
| 370.9 | | . . . . Comprising means to force heated fluid to contact cover |
| 371.2 | | . . . Having nonplanar sealing surface |
| 371.3 | | . . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 371.4 | | . . . . Closing means comprising roller or roller-like member |
| 371.5 | | . . . . Closing means moving with package during closing |
| 371.6 | | . . . . . And moving perpendicularly to package movement during closing |
| 371.7 | | . . . . Including provision for pleat and fold of cover |
| 371.8 | | . . . With package stationary during closing |
| 371.9 | | . . . . Pivoted means to close cover |
| 372.2 | | . . . . Including provision for pleat and fold of cover |
| 372.3 | | . . . Means to cool seam |
| 372.4 | | . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 372.5 | | . . . Including provision for pleat and fold of cover |
| 372.6 | | . . With package stationary during closing |
| 372.7 | | . . . Including provision for pleat and fold of cover |
| 372.8 | | . . To serially pleat cover overhang |
| 372.9 | | . . . Including means to rotate package or pleating means during pleating |
| 373.2 | | . By means adapted to engage outturned seam of package cover |
| 373.3 | | . . With means to apply adhesive to seam |
| 373.4 | | . . With means to trim excess from cover |
| 373.5 | | . . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 373.6 | | . . With means to engage cover at spaced points and move apart to flatten seam |
| 373.7 | | . . With means to heat or cool seam |
| 373.8 | | . . . Spaced from cover during heating or cooling |
| 373.9 | | . . . . Comprising means to force heated fluid to contact cover |
| 374.2 | | . . . With nonplanar sealing surface |
| 374.3 | | . . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 374.4 | | . . . . Closing means comprising roller or roller-like member |
| 374.5 | | . . . . Closing means moving with package during closing |
| 374.6 | | . . . . . And moving perpendicularly to package movement during closing |
| 374.7 | | . . . . With means to fold cover after closing |
| 374.8 | | . . . With package stationary during closing |
| 374.9 | | . . . . Pivoted means to close package |
| 375.2 | | . . . . With means to fold cover after closing |
| 375.3 | | . . . Means to cool seam |
| 375.4 | | . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 375.5 | | . . . With means to fold cover after closing |
| 375.6 | | . . With package stationary during closing |
| 375.7 | | . . . With means to fold package cover after closing |
| 375.8 | | . By means adapted to engage overlapped seam |
| 375.9 | | . . With means to heat or cool seam |
| 376.2 | | . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 376.3 | | . Package or receptacle having closure flap, e.g., carton flap, box lid, etc. |
| 376.4 | | . . Multiple closure flaps |
| 376.5 | | . . . With means to apply adhesive |
| 376.6 | | . . . With means to heat or cool flap |
| 376.7 | | . . . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 376.8 | | . . . . With package stationary during closing |
| 377.2 | | . . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 377.3 | | . . . With package stationary during closing |
| 377.4 | | . . With means to apply adhesive |
| 377.5 | | . . Tucked inside cover |
| 377.6 | | . . Attached flap |
| 377.7 | | . . With means to heat or cool flap |
| 377.8 | | . . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 378.3 | | . . With means to advance package during closing |
| 381.1 | | MEANS TO OPEN OR ERECT RECEPTACLE |
| 381.2 | | . With cutting means |
| 381.3 | | . . To open envelope |
| 381.4 | | . Means to remove separate closure |
| 381.5 | | . Means to open envelope |
| 381.6 | | . . Including means to apply suction to grip envelope |
| 381.7 | | . . Means to open flap |
| 382.1 | | . Means to open flap, e.g., carton, flap, box lid, etc. |
| 382.2 | | . . Means to fold flap about line perpendicular to receptacle movement |
| 382.3 | | . . . And means to fold another flap about line parallel to receptacle movement |
| 383.1 | | . With means to apply adhesive |
| 384.1 | | . Means to open bag |
| 385.1 | | . . Including means to apply air blast |
| 386.1 | | . . Including means to apply suction |
| 387.1 | | MEANS TO HOLD FLAP |
| 387.2 | | . While package is moving |
| 387.3 | | . . With means to heat or cool flap |
| 387.4 | | . With means to heat or cool flap |
| 389.1 | | MEANS TO FEED COVER MATERIAL |
| 389.2 | | . Continuous web cover material |
| 389.3 | | . . With cutter |
| 389.4 | | . . Roller or roller-like feeder |
| 389.5 | | . . . Comprising endless belt |
| 390 | | AIDS TO MANUAL PACKING |
| 391 | | . Power-driven conveyor |
| 392 | | . Receptacle inversion |
| 393 | | MISCELLANEOUS |
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| | | CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTION |
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| 900 | | CAPSULES |
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| | | DIGESTS |
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| DIG 1 | | Bacon and franks packaging |
| DIG 2 | | High frequency electric sealing |
| DIG 3 | | Sealing electron tubes |
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