US4993213A
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Packaging method and package obtained by this method
Assignee: Sapal SA
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Filing: 1988-04-29
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2008-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of packaging a rectangular moulded chocolate bar having a predetermined thickness, an upper face and a bottom face and bevelled longitudinal and lateral side faces, with a single sheet of heat sealable, composite multilayer material, by forming a longitudinal tube of the material completely around a bar with one longitudinal edge of the sheet projecting over another longitudinal edge and forming a covering flap, sealing the other longitudinal edge against an inner surface of the base of the covering flap, forming lateral folds which are first applied against the bevelled lateral side walls and then bent and applied on the ends of the bottom face, the lateral folds being made at each end of the tube, and folding the covering flap down over the bottom face in overlying relation to the lateral folds. The covering slap is sealed at least partially along a line parallel to a longitudinal edge of the flap, to provide a sealed and inviolable package.
Inventors
- 👤 Erwin Kobler
- 👤 Pierre Therond
- 👤 Jacques Mury
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:18
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/04; B65D75/06; B65D75/12; B65D75/14; B65D75/20; B65D85/00; B65D85/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A method of packaging a rectangular moulded chocolate bar having a predetermined thickness, an upper face and a bottom face and bevelled longitudinal and lateral side faces, with a packing material consisting of a sheet of a web of heat sealable, composite multilayer material, comprising the steps of forming a longitudinal tube of said packing material completely around the bar, so that the bar is located in a central part of said tube and so that one longitudinal edge of the sheet projects over and past another longitudinal edge and forms a covering flap, heat sealing said tube longitudinally throughout its length by sealing said other longitudinal edge against an inner surface of the base of said covering flap along a longitudinal edge of said bottom face of the bar, forming lateral folds which are first applied against the bevelled lateral side walls and then bent and applied on the ends of the bottom face near said lateral side walls, said lateral folds being made at each end of said tube, and folding said covering flap down over said bottom face in overlying relationship to said lateral folds.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
188 words
A method of packaging a rectangular moulded chocolate bar having a predetermined thickness, an upper face and a bottom face and bevelled longitudinal and lateral side faces, with a packing material consisting of a sheet of a web of heat sealable, composite multilayer material, comprising the steps of forming a longitudinal tube of said packing material completely around the bar, so that the bar is located in a central part of said tube and so that one longitudinal edge of the sheet projects over and past another longitudinal edge and forms a covering flap, heat sealing said tube longitudinally throughout its length by sealing said other longitudinal edge against an inner surface of the base of said covering flap along a longitudinal edge of said bottom face of the bar, forming lateral folds which are first applied against the bevelled lateral side walls and then bent and applied on the ends of the bottom face near said lateral side walls, said lateral folds being made at each end of said tube, and folding said covering flap down over said bottom face in overlying relationship to said lateral folds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1, including the step of at least partially sealing said covering flap against said sheet overlying said bottom face of said bar along a line parallel to a longitudinal edge of said flap, and located at the opposed edge of said sealed longitudinal edge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said covering flap has a width substantially equal to the width of said bottom face of said bar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said heat sealable, composite multilayer material is aluminum coated with a thermally-sensitive adhesive layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, including the step of sealing said lateral folds before bending said folds down against said bottom face of said bar.
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