Tooling to form pairs of three-sided pouches

Info

Patent number: D399512
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Assignee: Winpak Lane, Inc. (San Bernardino, CA)
Inventors: Steven D. Davis (Yuciapa, CA), Alvin L. Taylor (Loma Linda, CA), William A. Lane, Jr. (Redlands, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: James G. O'Neill
Application Number: 0/80,788

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of tooling to form pairs of three-sided pouches, illustrating tooling to form two side-by-side pouches;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right end view of FIG. 1; the other end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of tooling to form pairs of three-sided pouches, illustrating tooling to form four side-by-side pouches;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of tooling to form pairs of three-sided pouches, illustrating tooling to form 12 side-by-side pouches;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of tooling to form pairs of three-sided pouches, illustrating tooling to form eight side-by-side pouches;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a further embodiment of the tooling shown in FIG. 1, having a modified exit opening; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 10.