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Method and apparatus for skiving and hemming
Assignee: International Paper Co
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Filing: 1982-12-06
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2002-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are disclosed for skiving and hemming one or more edges of a paperboard web or blank to improve the sealing qualities of a container made from the paperboard. The paperboard is skived twice generally parallel to its edge, once to define an oblique surface and once to make a flat skived surface. The latter is folded over the former and heat-sealed to a heat sealable material adjacent the skived region, defining a wedge-shaped edge portion. The folded over part is preferably ironed to produce a substantially flat sheet, and the wedge-shaped edge is preferably reshaped at some point in the process to make the entire folded over surface substantially flush with the unskived surface to which it is sealed. The flat skived surface is preferably made by a milling procedure in which the milling teeth strike the material while moving in a direction opposite to that of the motion of the material.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl J. Fries, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:11
CPC Classifications
B; B31; B31F; B31F7/00; B31F7/006; D; D21; D21F; D21F3/00; B24; B24B; B24B9/00; B24B9/002; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/10; B29C65/103; B29C65/106; B29C65/14; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/02; B29C66/022; B29C66/0224; B29C66/02245; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/13; B29C66/135; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/431; B29C66/432; B29C66/4322; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/7232; B29C66/72327; B29C66/72328; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/816; B29C66/8161; B29C66/82; B29C66/822; B29C66/8221; B29C66/83; B29C66/834; B29C66/8341; B29C66/83411; B31F1/00; B31F1/0003; B31F1/0006; B31F1/0009; B31F1/0019; B31F1/0029; B31F1/20; B31F1/24; B31F1/26; B31F1/28; B31F1/2822; B31F1/2827; B29C65/34; B29C65/36; B29C65/3604; B29C65/3656; B29C65/3672; B29C65/3676; B29C65/368; B29C66/72321; B29C66/7234; B29C66/72341; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/304144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for skiving and hemming a piece of sheet material having a paperboard layer and having first and second outer layers of heat sealable material respectively constituting first and second outer surfaces of said piece of material, said method comprising the steps of: milling a portion of said first outer surface, using climb milling, to form an oblique cut surface generally parallel to an edge of said piece of material and defining an angle of less than about 30° with the plane of said first layer of heat sealable material; milling another portion of said first outer surface, using opposing milling, to form a flat cut surface substantially parallel to said layers of heat sealable material and lying between said oblique cut surface and said edge; said flat and said oblique cut surfaces being separated by a shoulder; folding said piece of material along said shoulder and pressing a portion of said flat cut surface against said first layer of heat sealable material under conditions effective to form a permanent, at least liquid-tight seal between said flat cut surface and said first layer of heat sealable material, thereby defining a wedge-shaped edge portion of said piece of material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for skiving and hemming a piece of sheet material having a paperboard layer and having first and second outer layers of heat sealable material respectively constituting first and second outer surfaces of said piece of material, said method comprising the steps of: milling a portion of said first outer surface, using climb milling, to form an oblique cut surface generally parallel to an edge of said piece of material and defining an angle of less than about 30° with the plane of said first layer of heat sealable material; milling another portion of said first outer surface, using opposing milling, to form a flat cut surface substantially parallel to said layers of heat sealable material and lying between said oblique cut surface and said edge; said flat and said oblique cut surfaces being separated by a shoulder; folding said piece of material along said shoulder and pressing a portion of said flat cut surface against said first layer of heat sealable material under conditions effective to form a permanent, at least liquid-tight seal between said flat cut surface and said first layer of heat sealable material, thereby defining a wedge-shaped edge portion of said piece of material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of pressing said wedge-shaped edge portion to cause the entire folded-over surface thereof to become substantially flush with said first surface.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
240 words
A method for skiving and hemming a piece of sheet material having a paperboard layer and having at least one surface layer of heat sealable material constituting at least one region of one surface of said piece of material, said method comprising the steps of: cutting into said paperboard layer and removing a portion of said paperboard layer together with any overlying portion of said layer of heat sealable material, to define an oblique cut plane inclined at an angle to the plane of said layer of heat sealable material, and cutting into said paperboard layer and removing a portion of said paperboard layer together with any overlying portion of said layer of heat sealable material, to define a flat cut surface along an edge of said sheet material substantially parallel to said layer of heat sealable material, to define a flap generally parallel to an edge of said piece of material; and folding said flap along a line generally parallel to said edge of said piece of material and lying between said oblique cut plane and said flat cut surface, to bring a portion of said flat cut surface into contact with said oblique cut plane and another portion of said flat cut surface into contact with said layer of heat sealable material and pressing said flap against said layer of heat sealable material under conditions effective to make a seal therebetween, thereby to define a wedge-shaped edge portion.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
240 words
A method for skiving and hemming a piece of sheet material having a paperboard layer and having at least one surface layer of heat sealable material constituting at least one region of one surface of said piece of material, said method comprising the steps of: cutting into said paperboard layer and removing a portion of said paperboard layer together with any overlying portion of said layer of heat sealable material, to define an oblique cut plane inclined at an angle to the plane of said layer of heat sealable material, and cutting into said paperboard layer and removing a portion of said paperboard layer together with any overlying portion of said layer of heat sealable material, to define a flat cut surface along an edge of said sheet material substantially parallel to said layer of heat sealable material, to define a flap generally parallel to an edge of said piece of material; and folding said flap along a line generally parallel to said edge of said piece of material and lying between said oblique cut plane and said flat cut surface, to bring a portion of said flat cut surface into contact with said oblique cut plane and another portion of said flat cut surface into contact with said layer of heat sealable material and pressing said flap against said layer of heat sealable material under conditions effective to make a seal therebetween, thereby to define a wedge-shaped edge portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising ironing said flap into the portion of said layer of heat sealable material to which said flap has been sealed, until the exposed surface of said sealed, ironed flap is substantially flush with said layer of heat sealable material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the flat cut surface is between said oblique cut plane and said edge before said folding step is performed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said oblique plane is defined by an oblique cut surface and wherein said cutting step is performed in such a manner as to define a shoulder between said cut surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said cutting step is performed in such a manner as to make the deepest portion of said oblique cut surface extend farther into said paperboard layer than said flat cut surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said cutting step is performed in such a manner as to make all portions of said flat cut surface extend farther into said paperboard layer than any portion of said oblique cut surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said angle is less than approximately 30°.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of bending said wedge-shaped edge portion of said piece of material to cause the entire folded-over portion thereof to become substantially flush with said layer of heat sealable material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said piece of material is one that has printing on said layer of heat sealable material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said flat cut surface is formed by means of opposing milling.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said oblique cut plane is defined before said flat cut surface is made.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said oblique cut plane is defined after said flat cut surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said oblique cut plane is defined by a set of generally parallel ridges.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 15, wherein said ridges are produced by means of performing said cutting step to produce a step-like formation comprising a series of flat surfaces cut in said paperboard, each approximately parallel to the plane of said layer of heat sealable material, and each said flat surface being substantially narrower than said flat cut surface.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said piece of material is a continuous web.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said piece of material is a blank to be made into a single container.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said cut surfaces intersect at said line.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of ironing the folded-over, sealed portion of said piece of material to make it substantially flush with said first surface.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising also performing all of said steps on at least a second edge of said piece of sheet material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 10, further comprising also performing all of said steps on at least a second edge of said piece of sheet material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 18, wherein said steps are performed on each of at least two edges of said blank.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said steps are performed on each of at least four edges of said blank.
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