Apparatus for producing containers

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER FROM A SHEET OF SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT THIN PLASTIC MATERIAL WITH A RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION FORMED THEREON AND A PAPERBOARD CARD COATED WITH A HEAT RESPONSIVE BONDING MATERIAL AND PROVIDED WITH PRINTED INDICIA IN A REGION BEARING A PREDETERMINED RELATIONSHIP TO AT LEAST ONE EDGE SURFACE OF SAID CARD, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A STATIONARY CAVITY PLATE INCLUDING WALL MEANS DEFINING A DAVITY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION OF SAID SHEET AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID CAVITY AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PORTION OF SAID SHEET IN AN AREA SURROUNDING SAID RAISED PORTION, CARD LOCATING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CAVITY PLATE AND BEARING THE SAME RELATIONSHIP TO SAID CAVITY AS SAID REGION BEARS TO SAID EDGE SURFACE, SAID LOCATING MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID EDGE SURFACE ON SAID CARD WHEN SAID CARD IS ADJACENT SAID SHEET WITH THE RAISED PORTION THEREOF RECEIVED IN SAID CAVITY AND WITH THE COATED SURFACE OF SAID CARD ADJACENT SAID SHEET, WHEREBY SAID CARD IS LOCATED WITH SAID REGION IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION OF SAID SHEET, A MOVABLE HEATING PLATEN, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MOVABLE HEATING PLATEN TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID CAVITY PLATE, SAID MOVABLE PLATEN INCLUDING A RIDGE DISPOSED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FLAT SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID CAVITY AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID CARD SO LOCATED TO HEAT SAID CARD AND SQUEEZE SAID CARD AND SAID SHEET TOGETHER AGAINST SAID SURFACE AS SAID MOVABLE PLATEN IS MOVED TOWARD SAID CAVITY PLATE, THEREBY BONDING SAID SHEET AND SAID CARD ABOUT SAID RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION, AND A BLADE SURROUNDING SAID CAVITY AND SPACED THEREFROM, SAID BLADE BEING ADAPTED TO SEVER BOTH SAID SHEET AND SAID CARD ALONG A COMMON LINE AS SAID SHEET AND SAID CARD ARE FORCED AGAINST SAID BLADE BY SAID RIDGE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER FROM A SHEET OF SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT THIN PLASTIC MATERIAL WITH A RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION FORMED THEREON AND A PAPERBOARD CARD COATED WITH A HEAT RESPONSIVE BONDING MATERIAL AND PROVIDED WITH PRINTED INDICIA IN A REGION BEARING A PREDETERMINED RELATIONSHIP TO AT LEAST ONE EDGE SURFACE OF SAID CARD, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A STATIONARY CAVITY PLATE INCLUDING WALL MEANS DEFINING A DAVITY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION OF SAID SHEET AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID CAVITY AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PORTION OF SAID SHEET IN AN AREA SURROUNDING SAID RAISED PORTION, CARD LOCATING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CAVITY PLATE AND BEARING THE SAME RELATIONSHIP TO SAID CAVITY AS SAID REGION BEARS TO SAID EDGE SURFACE, SAID LOCATING MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID EDGE SURFACE ON SAID CARD WHEN SAID CARD IS ADJACENT SAID SHEET WITH THE RAISED PORTION THEREOF RECEIVED IN SAID CAVITY AND WITH THE COATED SURFACE OF SAID CARD ADJACENT SAID SHEET, WHEREBY SAID CARD IS LOCATED WITH SAID REGION IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION OF SAID SHEET, A MOVABLE HEATING PLATEN, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MOVABLE HEATING PLATEN TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID CAVITY PLATE, SAID MOVABLE PLATEN INCLUDING A RIDGE DISPOSED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FLAT SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID CAVITY AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID CARD SO LOCATED TO HEAT SAID CARD AND SQUEEZE SAID CARD AND SAID SHEET TOGETHER AGAINST SAID SURFACE AS SAID MOVABLE PLATEN IS MOVED TOWARD SAID CAVITY PLATE, THEREBY BONDING SAID SHEET AND SAID CARD ABOUT SAID RAISED BOX-LIKE PORTION, AND A BLADE SURROUNDING SAID CAVITY AND SPACED THEREFROM, SAID BLADE BEING ADAPTED TO SEVER BOTH SAID SHEET AND SAID CARD ALONG A COMMON LINE AS SAID SHEET AND SAID CARD ARE FORCED AGAINST SAID BLADE BY SAID RIDGE.