Abstract: A method of assembling irregular tetrahedral packages having a first orientation and a mirrored second orientation, the packages each having two panels that are isosceles right triangles, and two elongated panels that are right triangles. The method involves providing an L-shaped blank having a rectangular central wall, rectangular right and left walls attached on neighboring edges of the central wall via weakening lines, arranging one package with a first orientation and one package with a second orientation on each of the right wall, left wall and central wall, wherein all packages are placed such that a panel with isosceles right triangle shape faces the cardboard blank, and where the hypotenuse of the panel is directed towards a central corner, between the right wall and the left wall, and such that the top downward angled edges of all packages also are directed towards the central corner.

Abstract: A machine for packing tetrahedral products is disclosed which includes a conveyor belt driven in a first direction (F1) along a longitudinal direction (L), as well as a first handler suitable for grasping tetrahedral products carried the conveyor belt. The first handler has a handling head suitable for grasping a plurality of tetrahedral products arranged on the conveyor belt, in which one or more accumulators suitable for accumulating the tetrahedral products in a row are arranged along the conveyor belt. A rotating device is arranged along the conveyor belt before the accumulators for rotating a tetrahedral product with an orientation substantially opposite with respect to the preceding tetrahedral product on the same conveyor belt. The present invention also relates to a process which can be carried out by the machine, as well as a container and/or a packaging filled by means of such machine and/or process.

Abstract: A plurality of circular components each having an interior and exterior surface with a circular periphery at a common radius. Each component is fabricated of a flexible sheet material. Three non-contiguous segments are on each component designating reception areas. Three non-contiguous segments are circumferentially intermediate the reception areas designating coupling areas. An adhesive is on each of the three coupling areas of each component. A majority of the coupling areas is in joining contact with reception areas of adjacent components. A minority of the coupling areas is initially out of contact with reception areas to create a chamber with an opening. A minority of the coupling areas is adapted to be adhesively coupled with a minority of the reception area to thereby create a three dimensional container system with six adhesively coupled areas for each component.

Abstract: A product including a shipping box containing a plurality of sheet-material dispensers. The sheet-material dispensers enclose a stack of sheets formed from a sheet-material. The dispenser includes a top, a bottom, a first side wall, and a second sidewall. The first and second sidewall comprising either a triangle, truncated triangle, or a trapezoid. Two or more sheet material dispensers are interrelated within the shipping box to form a substantially parallelepiped shape for efficient shipping.

Abstract: An individually packaged absorbent article assembly including a tri-folded absorbent article having two end portions and an intermediate portion, and a pouch containing the tri-folded absorbent article, the pouch being structured and arranged to enable a user to selectively open the pouch to thereby expose a garment-facing surface of the intermediate portion of the absorbent article prior to exposing a garment-facing surface of either of the end portions of the absorbent article.

Abstract: A tote bag for organizing, securing and safely transporting laundry supplies which comprises a box-shaped housing having a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a rear wall and a lower front wall. A flap can be folded over to cover a top and an upper front portion area of the box-shaped housing. A plurality of box-shaped laundry supply containers are sized and proportioned so that they can fit within the box-shaped housing in a side-by-side relationship to utilize almost the entire confines of the box-shaped housing without any appreciable left over wasted space therein. A mechanism is for securing all of the box-shaped laundry supply containers snugly within the box-shaped housing. When the flap is opened and the securing mechanism is removed therefrom all of the box-shaped laundry supply containers can be easily taken out of the box-shaped housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a serialization set, in particular for surgical instruments or appliances, consisting of a container and an electronic apparatus (17) for recording at least one serialization parameter. The container includes a valve (11) arranged opposite a wall (7) of said container capable of allowing a sterilizing agent to penetrate, said valve being stressed towards a closed position by elastic means (29) and comprising catching members (15) capable of extending through the wall (7) when a force is exerted on said valve (11) countering the action of the elastic means (29). The electronic apparatus (17), designed to be attached to the container wall (7), comprises means for locking (19, 21) the catching members (15) of the valve (11) and automatic disengaging means (25) for producing the release of these catching members, once the serialization parameters are fulfilled.

Abstract: A container for containing a product includes a base including three sides and three faces extending from said base. The faces form an apex opposite to said base and each face has three sides. One of the sides of each face is adjacent to a respective one of the sides of the base and the other two sides of each face are adjacent to a respective one of the sides of another face. The container further includes first, second, and third sealed seams. The first sealed seam includes adjacent sides of two of the faces. The second and third sealed seams each include one of the sides of the base and the corresponding adjacent side of one of the faces.

Abstract: A blank for forming a U-shaped support envelope for a container package containing rectangular carton containers of uniform height, shape and size, the containers each having a top, a bottom and sides, the U-shaped support envelope having an uncovered top, two opposed uncovered sides, two opposed planar side wall members extending from a planar base, each side wall member having a top edge. Tongue-slot combinations are disposed at the corners of the blank so as to have available cushion tabs for engaging the upper uncovered face of end containers in the package. The tabs extend from slots for engaging a band for holding the containers in the U-shaped envelope.

Abstract: Expanding the parison while the mold side parts defining the walls of the blow-molding chamber, one part per wall, are moved to mold closed positions causes flash to be pinched between each mold part and provides good wall thickness near the edges of the final product.

Abstract: A false bottom in a cylindrical storage tank is formed from an array of two or more concentric series of inflated bags that individually have the shape of either an isosceles triangle or a truncated isosceles triangle.

Abstract: A reinforcing triangular container for a box enclosure. The container comprises a four sided hollow triangular enclosure formed of rigid material and defining six straight edges and four side walls. Securable opening means is provided for access to the interior of the triangular enclosure of positioning of an article therein. The triangular enclosure is dimensioned to be positioned in the box enclosure with at least some of the straight edges thereof in diagonal contact with a respective wall of the cardboard box while the side walls of the triangular enclosure are spaced inwardly of the walls of the box whereby an article positioned within the triangular enclosure is spaced from the side walls of the box while the box side walls in contact with the straight edges of the triangular enclosure are reinforced.

Abstract: A package for a plurality of unfilled ice cream cones is fabricated from a conventional frustoconical tub, an insertable annular stand and a ported keeper disk resting on the stand for holding interspersed inverted and right-side-up stacks of nested ice cream cones. The array of cone stacks is preferably an upright center stack surrounded by alternated inverted and upright stacks. The upright stacks are cushioned from one another at the upper ends thereof and the inverted stacks are canted outward by the keeper disk to make room for the upright stacks. A heat sealable cover and overlying lid are provided to complete the package.

Abstract: Separable container compartments for liquids and solids are separably joined to form a composite unit of a plurality of independently closed container compartments. After the selective separation of one of the compartments from the composite, it may be opened by use of the opening means that is associated therewith.

Abstract: An arrangement for stacking tetrahedral packing units in layers in a space-saving manner in a prismatic collective container from the bottom up in which the bottom wall of the container is provided with an array of openings through which a corresponding array of supporting members are inserted and engage respectively with an inclined wall of each of six regular tetrahedral packing units which form the bottommost layer. When the bottom layer has been so loaded into the container three additional six-unit layers are loaded in succession into the container after which the supports can then be withdrawn and the four layers so loaded into the container will be automatically retained in the position in which they have been stacked.