Abstract: A bandoleer package and method for the making thereof in which bandoleer packages can be used to hold objects that are dimensioned or relatively thick without the usual risk of damage to the object caused by burst rollers. The preferred embodiment is made by forming a tube from a first web around a card cut from a secondary web and an object to be packaged, heat sealing the tube to itself to form a bottom seam of the package and a top seam of a previous package, then bonding the edges of the tube to the card. By bonding the edges to the card, the dimensioned object is kept away from the edges, thus preventing crushing of the object by burst rollers. The second web is preferably coated with a material that facilitates bonding to the first web material. In the preferred embodiment, the first web and the coating are formed from resinous materials, such as polyethylene; but any suitable materials can be used.

Abstract: A bandoleer includes a series of articles encased in separate sections of a sleeve. An adhesive stripe extends along the sleeve and is covered by a release liner. The encased articles are further separated by perforations that are formed through both the sleeve and the release liner. A reinforcing tape is applied to a back of the liner to adapt the bandoleer to an automated process for affixing the encased articles to larger packaging or other substrates. The reinforcing tape is bonded to the release liner for supporting perforated lengths of the release liner after separation from the bandoleer.