Abstract: A bale of stock packaging material includes a continuous tube of paperboard material, the continuous tube of paperboard material being flattened and folded back and forth on itself into a fan-folded bale. The continuous tube of paperboard can be a single piece of paperboard with two opposed edges that are folded to overlap with each other. The paperboard material can include a corrugated layer. The opposed edges can be adhered together to form a single seam that runs lengthwise along the continuous tube of paperboard. The adhesive can be applied between the two edges which can join to form the single seam.

Abstract: An appliance which removably stores a portion of a catheter and an adapter, where the indwelling portion of catheter is still inside the body tissue of a patient. The appliance has an aperture that permits connection of a vacuum source such as hospital suction. When the appliance containing the catheter is held against the portion of the body including the indwelling site of the catheter, the vacuum source is applied, having a tendency to hold the appliance in place against the body. An orthopedic cast can be fabricated around the appliance, after which time the vacuum can be deactivated and the appliance can be removed, revealing a channel formed in the orthopedic cast. Through the channel, the distal portion of the catheter and the adapter can be accessed, facilitating continued post-operative anesthesia, easy visual inspection for signs of infection or dislodgment of the catheter and permitting easy removal when needed.

Abstract: A decorative blemish cover for covering blemishes on toes includes a rolled length of decorative fabric, such as colored fabric, printed fabric, lace or ribbon. The blemish cover is sized to fit over a user's toe, but does not extend beyond the tip of the toe.

Abstract: A storage container includes a receptacle having a circumferential sidewall and a sleeve fixedly attached to the receptacle having a circumferential sidewall with a left edge, a right edge, and marginal portions adjacent the left and right edges wherein the edges meet to form a butt seam. The receptacle sidewall and the sleeve sidewall define an insulating layer therebetween. The insulating layer includes a first edge and a second edge wherein the first and second edges do not extend under the marginal portions such that the insulating layer has a smaller circumference than that of the sleeve sidewall. A method for forming a storage container is also provided.

Abstract: A machine for covering packaging boxes (S) with a sheet (F) comprises at least one presser (10) and one folding blade (11) that move horizontally to apply the edges (L) of a glued sheet (F) to corresponding outside walls (P) of a box (S). The presser (10) and/or the blade (11) are adjustable in angular position with respect to one or more axes of rotation.

Abstract: A machine for covering packaging boxes (S) with a sheet (F) comprises at least one presser (10) and one folding blade (11) that move horizontally to apply the edges (L) of a glued sheet (F) to corresponding outside walls (P) of a box (S). The presser (10) and/or the blade (11) are adjustable in angular position with respect to one or more axes of rotation.

Abstract: Triangular packaging comprising a flexible outer wrapper and an inner support means, in which the flexible outer wrapper comprises a bag formed from two panels, each of which has a first side, a second side extending from a first end of the first side at a first angle which is greater than 90 degrees to the first side, and a third side extending from a second end of the first side at substantially the same greater than 90 degrees first angle in the opposite direction, in which the first sides of the two panels meet, the second sides of the two panels meet and the third sides of the two panels meet such that a bag is formed, in which the inner support means is disposed inside said bag, and is mounted in compression between the two panels such that a complimentary packaging structure is formed in which the first sides of the two panels meet at a second angle which is substantially twice that by which the first angle exceeds 90 degrees.

Abstract: A preformed decorative wrapper for covering a flower pot has an open upper end, an open lower end, and a sidewall extending therebetween. At least a portion of the preformed decorative wrapper extends beyond an upper end of the pot and at least a portion of a lower end of the flower pot extends through the open lower end of the preformed decorative wrapper.

Abstract: Tab material which is wrapped tightly around an edge of a sheet is adhered flat to both faces of the sheet. The sheet is passed through a printer, and indicia is printed on both sides of a tab material fold line on at least a portion of the tab material on one of the faces. Then, the tab material portion is released from that face, folded onto itself on the fold line, and the end of that portion is re-adhered to that face but closer to the sheet edge. Thereby, the folded tab material portion extends out from the edge and has indicia printed on both sides thereof to define a tab. Pursuant to one embodiment, a series of these tab material portions line that face along the edge, separated from one another by die cut lines. The user can then select the portion to be released from the face, folded onto itself and its end attached to the face to define an outwardly extending tab at the desired place anywhere along the edge.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into an article, such as a flower pot cover, is provided. The apparatus includes a female die and a male die. A sheet of material is positioned between the male die and the female die. The male and female dies are shaped such that at least a portion of the male die is receivable in the opening of the female die to form the article. The apparatus further includes means for supplying a stream of air between the female die and the formed article to release the formed article from the female die and means for holding the formed article against the male die as the male die and the female die are positioned from a forming position to a discharge position whereby the formed article is removed from the female die.

Abstract: A method of producing a string of multiple cleansing net packages for cleaning and massaging the back of a person taking a bath includes the steps of mounting looped net packages of even or odd numbers onto a U-shaped bracket; and tying a pull loop to the middle of the front portions of the top and the bottom looped net packages; turning the top or/and the bottom looped net packages half turn around clockwisely, depending on the net packages being of an even or odd number; and then binding the middles of the front portions of every two consecutive looped net packages together exclusively and so on so forth, starting from the top or the second looped net packages; and then binding the middles of the rear portions of every two consecutive looped net packages exclusively together and so on so forth, starting from the top or the second looped net package, depending on the looped net packages being of an even or odd number; and then turning clockwisely all the looped net packages on the bracket 1/4 turn around; af

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for assembling together tags (6), thread (8) and a web of envelope material for producing tagged packets. The tags are held on spaced seats on the periphery of a rotary carrier (2) and the thread is laid over the carrier and the tags. It is formed into a convoluted shape on the peripheral surface of the carrier between the tags by laterally displaceable holding pins (12) or by being dispensed onto the carrier by a displaceable guide (50). The web is brought against the tags and thread and attached to them maintaining the convoluted pattern of the thread. The assembly of web, thread and tags is suitable for a subsequent form-filling operation to complete the packets.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a filter having a peripheral frame and at least one filter media component includes a continuous conveyor for feeding a plurality of filter frames, in succession, to a plurality of workstations, each filter frame having a closed periphery with a generally upstanding leading flap, side flaps and a trailing flap, the workstations including: a) a first station including at least a pair of tools located so as to engage and open the side flaps; b) a second station including a media component supply roll, a cutter adapted to cut a predetermined length of media component; guide elements adapted to guide the cut length of media component for movement away from the cutter; and a reciprocable carriage adapted to receive the cut length of media component, the carriage having a motive drive adapted to accelerate forwardly to a position where the carriage is located directly above an opened filter frame on the conveyor; and forward and rearward flippers adapted to open the leading and trailing

Abstract: A cushioning conversion machine for converting stock material into a continuous strip of a cushioning product. The machine includes a stock-preparing assembly which prepares the stock material; a stock-shaping assembly which shapes the prepared stock material into a continuous strip having a pillow-like portion and at least one tab portion projecting therefrom; and a tab-connecting assembly which connects the tab portion of the continuous strip whereby the pillow-like portion will maintain its pillow-like geometry.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing pop-up action products from a single continuous web of material. A preferred form of the method includes the steps of cutting the web into two separate ribbons, defining a continuous series of predetermined shapes in one of the ribbons, marrying the two separate ribbons so that they are joined to one another at each of the series of predetermined shapes in such a fashion that, after transverse separation into individual pop-up action products, the linear movement of a slide panel member results in the elevational movement of a predetermined "pop-up" shape.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in a filter assembly operation wherein filter components are seated within a filter frame such that the frame has a generally upstanding leading flap, side flaps and a trailing flap. The apparatus includes side flap engaging members adapted to push the pair of side flaps outwardly to provide clearance necessary to close the leading and trailing flaps. A stationary ski member located downstream of the side edge engaging members is adapted to close the leading edge, and a retractable ski member located at least partially upstream of the retractable side flap engaging members is adapted to close the trailing flap, thereby permitting the side flaps to be subsequently closed in at least partially overlapping relationship with the leading and trailing flaps. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: The machine is used to fold and glue paper covering borders onto cardboard or other materials and includes a folding element (9) with a symmetrical row of bristles for folding and gluing the borders passing through in both directions and capable of acting alternately in the two opposite directions; and, on both sides of the mechanism, symmetrical receiving, pressing and advancing elements (1, 3, 5, 7; 21, 25, 27), between which the semi-finished article is fed in a first direction of advance (fA) which is orthogonal to one side of the semi-finished article, and which are capable of operating alternately in two opposite directions (fA, fB) to carry out the folding of the two parallel and opposite borders of the article; a single article may be inserted twice in orientations orthogonal to each other for the folding of the four borders.

Abstract: A process for the automatic centering of a corrugated liner onto a corrugated blank, comprising the steps of providing a pair of opposed, longitudinally extending first fold lines in the blank with the distance between the first fold lines being the width of the liner and defining therebetween a central portion on the blank; providing a pair of longitudinally extending second fold lines adjacent the sides of the blank and that are parallel to the first fold lines, the first and second fold lines being spaced apart a distance equal to the thickness of the liner and an outer edge panel being defined on the blank between the second fold line and the sides of the blank; gluing the liner generally onto the central portion of the blank; folding the outer edge panels 90.degree. upwardly about the first fold line; and bending downwardly the outer edge panels another 90.degree. to contact the liner. A blank for use in such process is also disclosed.

Abstract: An article of manufacture comprises a plurality of nested plastic bags for use in lining containers such as garbage cans or waste paper baskets. The assembly is manufactured by placing successive plastic bags over a jig. The upper edges of the plastic bags are adhered to each other, for example, by conventional heat sealing means. The adherence between individual bags is such that the innermost bag can be separated readily from the remaining bags after the assembly is placed within a container.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a pleated multi-layer bag, a tubular synthetic resinous film collapsed flatly, with each side edge of the film folded inwardly to form a pair of pleats extending along the side edge, is laid upon a length of an outer-layer bag material. The film and the bag material are transported while one of the pair of pleats at each side edge of the film is set upright to form an upstanding section. Subsequently, opposite side portions of the outer-layer bag material are folded back toward the tubular synthetic resinous film. The upstanding section is folded down toward the other pleat. A part of each of the opposite side portions is forced into a space between the upstanding section and the other pleat at a corresponding one of the opposite side edges of the tubular synthetic resinous film. The opposite side portions of the outer-layer bag material are folded over the tubular synthetic resinous film in such a manner that the opposite side portions extend along the outer surface of the film.

Abstract: A lapel provided at the one end of a paper sheet to forming a paper bag is introduced into the interior of an opening on the rotary cylinder by means. The folding blade has a rotational axis located outside the rotary cylinder parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder. The thus bent lapel is brought in pressure contact with the edge face of the opening by means of a holding pawl which turns in operative association with the rotary cylinder. Thereafter, the lapel is covered and depressed by means of a depressing pawl which turns in operative association with the rotary cylinder whereby the lapel and a part of the paper sheet are adhesively secured to one another to build a double-walled structure around the opening of the paper bag.

Abstract: Apparatus for sealing a hem in a moving web of plastic film having a structure including a folding surface having a web passing on one side of the surface and an edge of the web on the other side of the surface to produce a hem in the web prior to leaving the surface. Heat sealing apparatus is supported adjacent the structure for heat sealing the hem while the web is moving and prior to the sealed hem leaving the surface. The surface is provided with an opening in alignment with the heat sealing apparatus and the heat sealing apparatus seals the hem through the opening.

Abstract: This invention relates to containers and methods of, and apparatus for, manufacturing containers. A container in accordance with the invention includes four walls (202-205, FIG. 1, or 301-303 and 305, FIG. 4), and a base (201, FIG. 1, or 306, FIG. 4). The base is constituted by two flaps (206 and 207 or 307 and 308) arranged so that they can be moved between a first position in which the container can be folded flat, and a second position in which they hold the four walls in a generally rectangular formation.The container may be manufactured by sealing six boards (4, 5 and 6) between two webs of PVC material drawn from supply rolls (50 and 51). The sealing is carried out by means of a welding process which also forms the boards (4 and 5) into hinged pairs. In further welding processes, boards (6) are hingedly connected to the boards (4 and 5). Finally, two pairs of boards (4 and 5) are hingedly connected together to form the four walls of the container. In the welding process, a raised portion (123, FIG.

Abstract: The invention provides a transfer device comprising at least one gripping member (19) mounted for pivoting about a first shaft (19a), on a support (16) mounted for rotation about a second shaft (16a). The support (16) rotates through three angular steps per revolution to place the gripping member (19) in three successive positions (P1,P2,P3), in which it is respectively opposite the posts for precutting, finishing cutting and rolling of the foils. An orientation means (24) associated with a means (57) for adjusting the starting orientation of the gripping members, further allows each of these latter to be pivoted between its first (P1) and second (P2) positions, through an angle depending on the conicity to be given to the finished articles, and maintaining it as far as its third position (P3) in the orientation which it has in its second position (P2).

Abstract: An overlay is applied to a substrate, for example in the manufacture of book covers, by serially wrapping the overlay around a first pair of oppositely disposed edges of the substrate, folding the corners of the overlay into the substrate and wrapping the overlay around the two remaining edges of the substrate. The first wrapping of the overlay around a pair of edges of the substrate is accomplished by feeding the substrate with the overlay adhered thereto through a wrapping station alternately in opposite directions and deflecting the overhanging portion of the substrate at the leading edge out of the path of motion so that these overhanging portions may be engaged by a wrapping tool.

Abstract: Bags are dispensed from a stack of bags by locating the stack of bags on a dispensing surface and elastically pinching the stack of bags to the dispensing surface with an elastic compression means. The bags are thus capable of being removed from the stack one at a time without otherwise disrupting the stack.

Abstract: A paper spring is formed by longitudinally folding a sheet along parallel fold lines to provide a strip and thence transversely folding the strip in a zigzag manner. The resulting paper spring may be contained in a paper housing in the form of an open-sided rectangular band and a series of the resulting paper spring units may be mounted on a carboard panel to provide a platen. Such springs or units provide a resilient cushion for fragile items shipped in boxes.