Carton and liner assembly

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR FABRICATING A CARTON AND LINER ASSEMBLY FROM A CONTINUOUS TUBE OF GUSSETED LINER MATERIAL AND A FLAT CARTON BLANK WHICH COMPRISES A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS, A PAIR OF END PANELS, AND TOP AND BOTTOM CLOSURE FLAPS SECURED TO THE TOPS AND BOTTOMS RESPECTIVELY OF ALL OF SAID PANELS, ALL OF SAID PANELS BEING OF EQUAL HEIGHT AND ALL OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS BEING OF A HEIGHT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF THE WIDTH OF SAID END PANELS, SAID END PANELS AND ASSOCIATED FLAPS HAVING VERTICALLY AND CENTRALLY DISPOSED FOLD LINES, SAID METHOD INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: ALTERNATELY SEALING AND PERFORATING THE LINER MATERIAL ALONG PARALLEL ADJACENT TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING LINES AT SPACED INTERVALS ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, EACH INTERVAL BEING GREATER THAN THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE CARTON BLANK; APPLYING AN ADHESIVE TO A PORTION OF THE INSIDE SURFACES OF EACH SIDE PANEL; MOVING THE SEALED AND PERFORATED LINER MATERIAL AND CARTON BLANK TOGETHER SO THAT THE LINER MATERIAL IS IN OVERLYING REGISTRY WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF ONE OF THE SIDE PANELS AND THE EDGES OF THE LINER MATERIAL COINCIDE WITH THE EDGES OF SAID ONE SIDE PANEL; POSITIONING THE LINER MATERIAL AND CARTON BLANK WHILE MAINTAINING SAID REGISTRY SO THAT SAID ONE SIDE PANEL IS POSITIONED WITHIN ONE OF SAID SPACED INTERVALS IN THE LINER MATERIAL, A TRANSVERSE SEAL IS ALIGNED WITH THE LOWER EDGE OF THE BOTTOM FLAP SECURED TO SAID ONE SIDE PANEL, AND A LINE OF PERFORATION IS POSITIONED ABOVE THE CORRESPONDING TOP FLAP; FOLDING THE CARTON BLANK ABOUT THE FOLD LINES AND PRESSING THE SIDE PANELS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER TO CLAMP THE LINER THEREBETWEEN; SECURING THE NOW ABUTTING FREE EDGES OF THE CARTON BLANK TOGETHER; AND PULLING THE COMPLETED ASSEMBLY AWAY FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE LINER MATERIAL TO TEAR IT ALONG THE LINE OF PERFORATIONS.

Claim 2

A METHOD FOR FABRICATING A CARTON AND LINER ASSEMBLY FROM A CONTINUOUS TUBE OF GUSSETED LINER MATERIAL AND A FLAT CARTON BLANK WHICH COMPRISES A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS, A PAIR OF END PANELS, AND TOP AND BOTTOM CLOSURE FLAPS SECURED TO THE TOPS AND BOTTOMS RESPECTIVELY OF ALL OF SAID PANELS, ALL OF SAID PANELS BEING OF EQUAL HEIGHT AND ALL OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS BEING OF A HEIGHT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF THE WIDTH OF SAID END PANELS, SAID END PANELS AND ASSOCIATED FLAPS HAVING VERTICALLY AND CENTRALLY DISPOSED FOLD LINES, SAID METHOD INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: ALTERNATELY SEALING AND PERFORATING THE LINER MATERIAL ALONG PARALLEL ADJACENT TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING LINES AT SPACED INTERVALS ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, EACH INTERVAL BEING GREATER THAN THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE CARTON BLANK; APPLYING AN ADHESIVE TO A PORTION OF THE INSIDE SURFACES OF EACH SIDE PANEL; MOVING THE SEALED AND PERFORATED LINER MATERIAL AND CARTON BLANK TOGETHER SO THAT THE LINER MATERIAL IS IN OVERLYING REGISTRY WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF ONE OF THE SIDE PANELS AND THE EDGES OF THE LINER MATERIAL COINCIDE WITH THE EDGES OF SAID ONE SIDE PANEL; POSITIONING THE LINER MATERIAL AND CARTON BLANK WHILE MAINTAINING SAID REGISTRY SO THAT SAID ONE SIDE PANEL IS POSITIONED WITHIN ONE OF SAID SPACED INTERVALS IN THE LINER MATERIAL, A TRANSVERSE SEAL IS ALIGNED WITH THE LOWER EDGE OF THE BOTTOM FLAP SECURED TO SAID ONE SIDE PANEL, AND A LINE OF PERFORATION IS POSITIONED ABOVE THE CORRESPONDING TOP FLAP; FOLDING THE CARTON BLANK ABOUT THE FOLD LINES AND PRESSING THE SIDE PANELS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER TO CLAMP THE LINER THEREBETWEEN; SECURING THE NOW ABUTTING FREE EDGES OF THE CARTON BLANK TOGETHER; AND PULLING THE COMPLETED ASSEMBLY AWAY FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE LINER MATERIAL TO TEAR IT ALONG THE LINE OF PERFORATIONS.