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US4563319A
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Method of making quadruple profile tubing
Assignee: Minigrip Inc
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Filing: 1983-03-03
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Granted: 1986-01-07
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Expires: 2003-03-03
Abstract
Abstract The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges, comprises the steps of extruding a continuous tube with pairs of closely spaced interlocking elements on the surface of the tube, the total pairs being a multiple of 2 with at least 4 pairs on the tube, slitting the tube lengthwise between profiles of alternate pairs, and folding the tube between each adjacent pair and bringing the profile adjacent the slit over onto the closest profile of the pair which has not been slit.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven Ausnit
- 👤 Donald L. Van Erden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:37
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D33/00; B65D33/16; B65D33/25; B65D33/2508; B29; B29D; B29D5/00; B29D5/10; B31; B31B; B31B70/00; B31B70/74; B31B70/81; B31B70/813; B31B70/8131; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S493/00; Y10S493/916; Y10S493/927; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987; Y10T29/49872; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5191; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53657
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps: extruding a continuous tube with a first pair of closely spaced interior rib elements a second pair of closely spaced interior rib elements diametrically opposed from the first pair, a first pair of closely spaced interior groove elements intermediate the pairs of rib elements, and a second pair of closely spaced interior groove elements diametrically opposed from the first pair of groove elements; slitting the tube between the elements of each of the pair of groove elements or each of the pairs of rib elements; and folding the slit tube to form two double profile films for conversion into sets of interlocking bags.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps: extruding a continuous tube with a first pair of closely spaced interior rib elements a second pair of closely spaced interior rib elements diametrically opposed from the first pair, a first pair of closely spaced interior groove elements intermediate the pairs of rib elements, and a second pair of closely spaced interior groove elements diametrically opposed from the first pair of groove elements; slitting the tube between the elements of each of the pair of groove elements or each of the pairs of rib elements; and folding the slit tube to form two double profile films for conversion into sets of interlocking bags.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of claim 1 wherein the step of slitting is further defined by: slitting the tube between adjacent elements of each of the pairs of one of the groove elements or rib elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of claim 1: and including the step of flattening the tube so as to align each pair of rib elements with an adjacent pair of groove elements so as to form first and second profile film sets with each set including two aligned rib and groove elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of claim 3 wherein the steps of slitting and folding are further defined by: slitting the tube between adjoining elements of two of each of the pairs of either groove elements or rib elements; and folding the tube so as to bring one of the elements adjacent the slit of each set over onto the other set to provide two strips of double profile film strips.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of claim 4: including joining in interlocked relationship opposed rib and groove elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of claim 5: including rolling each of the strips into a roll.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags having integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the step of slitting is further defined by: forming a first longitudinal continuous slit between elements of the first pair of one of said rib or groove elements and a second slit extending longitudinally continuously between the others of said pair of rib or groove elements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
107 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags having integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the step of folding is further defined by: aligning the rib elements of the first pair with the groove elements of the first pair and aligning the rib elements of the second pair with the groove elements of the second pair to form first and second sets with one element of each of said sets adjacent said slit being brought over to the other element in each set by folding the film into the other set.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags having integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges constructed in accordance with claim 9 wherein the step of folding is further defined by: flattening the film for each of the sets and interlocking the rib and groove elements of the set.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
180 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps: extruding a continuous tube with a first pair of closely spaced interlocking elements and a second pair of closely spaced interlocking elements diametrically opposed from the first; a third pair of closely spaced interlocking elements intermediate the first and second pairs and a fourth pair diametrically opposed to the third pair, said interlocking elements being on the inner surface of the tube; said tube being flattened so that said first and fourth pair of interlocking elements are aligned and said second and third pair of interlocking elements are aligned to form first and second film sets; forming a first slit through one layer of the first set and a second slit through the opposite layer of the second set; and folding one of said profiles of the first set adjacent said first slit over into the second set, and another of said profiles of said second set and adjacent said second slit over into the first set.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
180 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps: extruding a continuous tube with a first pair of closely spaced interlocking elements and a second pair of closely spaced interlocking elements diametrically opposed from the first; a third pair of closely spaced interlocking elements intermediate the first and second pairs and a fourth pair diametrically opposed to the third pair, said interlocking elements being on the inner surface of the tube; said tube being flattened so that said first and fourth pair of interlocking elements are aligned and said second and third pair of interlocking elements are aligned to form first and second film sets; forming a first slit through one layer of the first set and a second slit through the opposite layer of the second set; and folding one of said profiles of the first set adjacent said first slit over into the second set, and another of said profiles of said second set and adjacent said second slit over into the first set.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
195 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of: forming a continuous one-piece tube hang on the inner surface thereof a first pair of closely spaced interlocking elements, a second pair of closely spaced interlocking elements, providing a third pair of closely spaced interlocking elements intermediate the first and second pairs, and a fourth pair of closely spaced interlocking elements positioned diametrically opposed to the third pair, each of said pairs including a rib and groove element with the rib and groove elements alternating in a circumferential direction around the tube; flattening said tube so that the first and fourth pair are aligned and the second and third pair are aligned to form first and second sets; slitting the tube longitudinally through one layer of the first set and through the opposite layer of the second set; and folding one of the elements of the first set adjacent the first slit over onto the second set and folding another of said elements of the second set adjacent the second slit being over onto the first set.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
195 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps of: forming a continuous one-piece tube hang on the inner surface thereof a first pair of closely spaced interlocking elements, a second pair of closely spaced interlocking elements, providing a third pair of closely spaced interlocking elements intermediate the first and second pairs, and a fourth pair of closely spaced interlocking elements positioned diametrically opposed to the third pair, each of said pairs including a rib and groove element with the rib and groove elements alternating in a circumferential direction around the tube; flattening said tube so that the first and fourth pair are aligned and the second and third pair are aligned to form first and second sets; slitting the tube longitudinally through one layer of the first set and through the opposite layer of the second set; and folding one of the elements of the first set adjacent the first slit over onto the second set and folding another of said elements of the second set adjacent the second slit being over onto the first set.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
92 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps: extruding a continuous tube with pairs of closely spaced interlocking elements on the surface of the tube, the total pairs being a multiple of 2 with at least 4 pairs on the tube; slitting the tube lengthwise between profiles of alternate pairs; and folding the tube between each adjacent pair bringing the profile adjacent the slit over onto the closest profile of the pair which has not been slit.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
92 words
The method of making flexible plastic bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising the steps: extruding a continuous tube with pairs of closely spaced interlocking elements on the surface of the tube, the total pairs being a multiple of 2 with at least 4 pairs on the tube; slitting the tube lengthwise between profiles of alternate pairs; and folding the tube between each adjacent pair bringing the profile adjacent the slit over onto the closest profile of the pair which has not been slit.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising in combination: forming a continuous one-piece tube having on the surface thereof a plurality of pairs in multiples of 2 profiles extending longitudinally along the tube, the profiles of each pair being more closely spaced to each other than the spacing between adjacent pairs; forming the profiles as rib and groove elements and shaping them to pressure interlock with each other, and slitting the tube longitudinally between elements of alternate pairs and folding to bring the profile element beside the slit over onto the closest profile of the adjacent unslit pair of the profiles and effecting mating and interlocking thereof.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on the confronting top edges comprising in combination: forming a continuous one-piece tube having on the surface thereof a plurality of pairs in multiples of 2 profiles extending longitudinally along the tube, the profiles of each pair being more closely spaced to each other than the spacing between adjacent pairs; forming the profiles as rib and groove elements and shaping them to pressure interlock with each other, and slitting the tube longitudinally between elements of alternate pairs and folding to bring the profile element beside the slit over onto the closest profile of the adjacent unslit pair of the profiles and effecting mating and interlocking thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method of making a plastic film structure for forming bags with integral pressure interlocking rib and groove elements on confronting top edges constructed in accordance with claim 13: comprising forming the tube with 4 pairs of profiles on the surface.
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