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Method of making packaging using a tinted adhesive laminate
Assignee: Amcor Flexibles Winterbourne Ltd
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Filing: 1980-05-05
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Granted: 1982-05-25
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Expires: 2000-05-05
Abstract
Abstract In a method of making packaging, especially for steam-sterilizable medical or pharmaceutical products, a tinted plastics sheet is formed as a laminate (34) comprising two substantially transparent sheets (10, 30) bonded together by a tinted adhesive (15). The sheet is then heat-sealed in selected areas (50, 52, 54) to a second sheet (40) to form a pouch (56) or tube to receive the product. The arrangement ensures that one of the films will be between the adhesive and the product so that colorant cannot migrate and contaminate the product when subjected to high temperatures and vacuum during steam-sterilization. The outer film may be polyester, the inner film a heat-sealable material such as cast polypropylene, and the second sheet may be paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter M. Shaw
- 👤 Andrew F. Noble
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/10; A61B; A61B50/00; A61B50/30; A61L; A61L2/00; A61L2/26; A61L2/28; B31; B31F; B31F5/00; B31F5/04; B32B27/08; B32B27/12; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; A61B2050/002; A61B2050/3015; A61B2050/314; A61B2050/316; A61J2205/00; A61J2205/20; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/80; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/916; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1712; Y10T156/1737; Y10T156/1741; Y10T156/1798; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24843; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of making packaging for medical or pharmaceutical products, including forming a tinted laminated plastics sheet by bonding together two substantially transparent plastics films and sealing the sheet in selected areas to a second sheet to form a container for the product, wherein the films are bonded together by a tinted adhesive.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of making packaging for medical or pharmaceutical products, including forming a tinted laminated plastics sheet by bonding together two substantially transparent plastics films and sealing the sheet in selected areas to a second sheet to form a container for the product, wherein the films are bonded together by a tinted adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive is at least partially dried before the films are superimposed to form the laminate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the laminate is stored for a predetermined period to allow the adhesive to cure chemically before sealing to the second sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laminate is inspected for uniformity of adhesion, clarity and/or bond strength before said sealing to the second sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the films comprises a heat-sealable plastics material, that film being sealed to the second sheet in said selected areas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second sheet comprises paper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plastics films comprise continuous webs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, including the step of applying the tinted adhesive to one or both films by means of a roller.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, including the step of visually monitoring the tinted adhesive coated roller.
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