Method of and apparatus for sterile packaging of sterile consumer goods

Claim 1

A METHOD OF STERILE PACKING STERILE CONSUMER GOODS, COMPRISING: CONTINUOUSLY FORMING A TUBE FROM LONGITUDINALLY MOVING STRIPLIKE MATERIAL, COMPRESSING THE TUBE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TUBE FOR CLOSING ONE END OF THE TUBE, PARTLY FILLING THE TUBE WITH THE STERILE GOODS, COMPRESSING THE TUBE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TUBE AND IN SPACED RELATION TO THE CLOSED END OF THE TUBE FOR FORMING A CLOSED CONTAINER ENVELOPING THE GOODS, PARTLY FILLING THE TUBE BEYOND SAID LAST FORMED CONTAINER, COMPRESSING THE TUBE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TUBE AND IN SPACED RELATION TO THE LAST COMPRESSION OF THE TUBE FOR FORMING A NEW CONTAINER ENVELOPING THE GOODS, CONTINUING SAID FILLING AND COMPRESSING STEPS TO CONTINUOUSLY FORM CONTAINERS CONTAINING THE GOODS, AND CONTINUOUSLY TRANSPORTING ENERGY THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TUBE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO THE INSIDE THEREOF AT A LOCATION BEYOND THE GOODS FILLED INTO THE TUBE AND WHERE THE TUBE IS EMPTY, SAID ENERGY BEING CAPABLE OF BEING TRANSFORMED INTO HEAT AT THE INSIDE OF THE TUBE FOR HEATING AND STERILIZING THE INSIDE OF THE TUBE PRIOR TO COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE STERILE GOODS.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF STERILE PACKING STERILE CONSUMER GOODS, COMPRISING: CONTINUOUSLY FORMING A TUBE FROM LONGITUDINALLY MOVING STRIPLIKE MATERIAL, COMPRESSING THE TUBE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TUBE FOR CLOSING ONE END OF THE TUBE, PARTLY FILLING THE TUBE WITH THE STERILE GOODS, COMPRESSING THE TUBE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TUBE AND IN SPACED RELATION TO THE CLOSED END OF THE TUBE FOR FORMING A CLOSED CONTAINER ENVELOPING THE GOODS, PARTLY FILLING THE TUBE BEYOND SAID LAST FORMED CONTAINER, COMPRESSING THE TUBE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TUBE AND IN SPACED RELATION TO THE LAST COMPRESSION OF THE TUBE FOR FORMING A NEW CONTAINER ENVELOPING THE GOODS, CONTINUING SAID FILLING AND COMPRESSING STEPS TO CONTINUOUSLY FORM CONTAINERS CONTAINING THE GOODS, AND CONTINUOUSLY TRANSPORTING ENERGY THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TUBE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO THE INSIDE THEREOF AT A LOCATION BEYOND THE GOODS FILLED INTO THE TUBE AND WHERE THE TUBE IS EMPTY, SAID ENERGY BEING CAPABLE OF BEING TRANSFORMED INTO HEAT AT THE INSIDE OF THE TUBE FOR HEATING AND STERILIZING THE INSIDE OF THE TUBE PRIOR TO COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE STERILE GOODS.