Abstract: A method and apparatus for removably securing flexible packages to a display carrier strip so that the packages can be removed therefrom without damaging the sealed condition of the packages. The apparatus includes sealing jaws which form transverse seals on a package preform that is separated into two packages. The sealing jaws have attached to the underside thereof sealing blocks which carry sealing elements that heat-seal the display carrier strip to the top of each filled sealed package simultaneously with the forming of the transverse seals by the sealing jaws. The attachment of the packages to the carrier strip is greatly simplified compared with prior art attachment systems.

Abstract: A display strip for packages of consumer products comprises a relatively stiff backing member and a thin fascia layer disposed thereon. The fascia layer comprises discrete, detachable sections, to which packages of consumer products are adhered. The force required to remove the detachable section from the backing member is designed to be less than the force with which the package is adhered to the detachable section. When the consumer removes the package from the display, the consumer simultaneously removes the package and the discrete section of the layer.