Abstract: The inventive method serves for producing open containers from a flat sheeting (4) consisting of a foam material or containing at least one layer of such a material, by drawing the sheeting with the help of a female (2) and a male tool (1) and by expanding the foam material with the help of a pressure reduction. The action sequence of one cycle of the inventive method is e.g.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 1998
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2001
Assignee:
Convenience Food Systems B.V. of the Netherlands