Abstract: In the formation of containers wherein an endless sheet material is continuously fed, finished, cut into blanks of predetermined length, and the blanks are formed into containers, the improvement wherein the finishing includes the steps of shaving off a longitudinal strip from one face of the sheet material so as to reduce the thickness of the sheet material along said strip, and removing by suction the strip shaved away. An apparatus therefor comprises a roller for supporting said sheet material, and a rotary hollow knife aligned with one longitudinal edge of the sheet material adjacent the supporting roller, the axis of rotation of the hollow knife being substantially parallel to the longitudinal edge.

Abstract: In a carton for liquids folded from a sheet of packaging material wherein the carton has a lapped seam with a protected edge, the improvement which comprises providing the protected edge with a wedge-like tapered profile, whereby the thickness of the sheet material is reduced along the protected edge. The sheet material carries a thicker protective coating on the inside of the carton and a thinner coating on the outside. The seams are lapped by various configurations of the wedge, depending upon which face is undercut.