Abstract: A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a mechanism for folding over a flap and sealing the inside portion of the flap to the front face of the pouch.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a folding mechanism for folding over a flap and sealing the inside portion of the flap to the front face of the pouch.

Abstract: A compact form-fill-seal machine capable of the high speed production, collation and loading into cartons of a variety of small dispensing packages with instant opening features including fault lines in the lower containment formation. It can make a variety of formations in the upper cover member as well as fault lines. It also produces simple cups and tubs. The machine operates at extremely high efficiency with practically every known thermoformable plastic film.

Abstract: A swab (10) for applying fluids to a surface having a quick, easy opening dispenser package portion (12 and 14) and at least one sponge-like member (30). The dispenser package portion (12 and 14) includes a wall (12) made from a thermoplastic material and having an outlet creating formation (20). When a sufficient force is applied to the at least one outlet creating formation (20), an outlet opening (18) is formed allowing a release of the fluid contents (17) to flow from the dispenser package (12 and 14) and into the overlying at least one sponge-like member (30).

Abstract: A collator and collating method employs a continuous or intermittently driven thin web member for collating a plurality of articles supplied from an automatic production machine or the like. The web is preferably coated on one side with an adhesive which removably adheres to the articles being collated, permitting the articles to be secured in any desired collated pattern during handling and shipping while allowing easy removal after shipment. The web may be cut into desired lengths with the collated articles adhered thereto for stacking one on top of another during shipment or storage. In alternate embodiments, openings or pockets are formed in the web, which may or may not also be adhesively coated, for locating the collated articles in desired patterns.

Abstract: A compact form-fill-seal machine for producing sealed cups and other sealed package structures, including dispenser packages for flowable substances having a fault line extending over a stress concentrating protrusion member.

Abstract: A dispenser package for flowable substances of the type where the flowable product is contained within a flexible pouch adhered to a relatively stiff material and may be opened along a fault line or cut pattern scored in the relatively stiff material with one hand by folding the stiff ends toward one another into a "V" shape containing one or more dimples, pyramidal shapes or other protrusions on the fault line or fault area. The protrusions not only increase and concentrate the stress forces, so that even very tough, high barrier materials may be used in constructing the package and will rupture at the protrusions by the aforesaid folding motion, but also control both the aperture shape and flow direction of the flowable substance as it is dispensed. The ability to make the package of tough materials enables the package to contain substances under pressure which subsequently will be dispensed.