Abstract: A reclosable package includes a container to hold a commercial article. A portion of the back of the container is left open to form an area sufficient to remove the commercial article from the container. A sleeve, working in a sliding relationship with the container, is used to cover the removal area for shipment and display. The sleeve may be removed by the customer to reveal the removal area, allowing the customer to remove or return the commercial article without the need to damage the container. The same sleeve is reused to cover the removal area without damaging the package or the commercial article.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for wrapping a moving bundle of newspapers with a wrapping paper on three sides prior to tying the bundle with tying straps. The apparatus includes a section for stacking a bundle of newspapers and a mechanism for dispensing wrapping material at a predetermined feed rate at a location generally in the path of the bundle. Means is provided to grip the wrapping material and to guide the material upwardly so as to cause it to interfere with the path of the bundle and to cause the wrapping material to wrap itself about the bundle and to contact three adjacent surfaces of the bundle. Means is provided to cut the wrapping material when a predetermined length has been dispensed sufficient to contact and cover the three adjacent predetermined surface portions of the bundle. Appropriate pneumatic/electronic circuitry is provided to control the respective speeds and sequences such that each step of the operation is provided in timed sequence.

Abstract: A portable storage unit with multiple linear pockets to carry a large assortment of embroidery floss of different variety and color, and a means to facilitate storage of embroidery floss into the pockets using a special tool.

Abstract: A wrapping material comprising a sheet of material such as paper, cellophane, foil, or man-made organic polymer film and a cling material such as polyethylene secured to a portion of the sheet of material. The cling material connects to the sheet of material and/or itself as the wrapping material is wrapped about an item thereby securing the sheet of material about the item. A method of wrapping an item such as a floral arrangement, Easter basket or a gift container by wrapping the item with the wrapping material.

Abstract: A packing of small components, in which at least one small component (9) is packed by means of a packing body (1) having a multilayer construction and comprising a relatively non-deformable base plate (3) and a thermoplastically deformable elastic carrier layer (5) fixedly connected to the base plate, the small component (9) being depressed into the heated carrier layer (5) thereby forming a nest by thermoplastic deformation of the carrier layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of packaging a detonating cord comprising explosive material contained in a sheath, intended to meet safety regulations of air transportation. The detonating cord is wound on a support in such a manner that every portion of the detonating cord in the winding is spaced apart from the nearest portions which are substantially parallel thereto by a distance (a) lying in a range between the distance below which detonation is transmissible from one portion to the nearest portion, and the distance beyond which said containing sheath is no longer destroyed by the detonation of (a) nearest portion.

Abstract: A wrapping for wrapping items such as floral arrangements comprising a material having a first end, a second end and a preset curl in the material whereby the material rolls over itself in an unrestrained condition. A method of wrapping an item whereby at least one item is disposed on the material while the material is in a restrained condition and releasing at least one end of the material so that an end of the material rolls over the item thereby wrapping the item.

Abstract: A composite package for a water heater includes a two-part folded cardboard assembly as a top support panel and a two-part folded cardboard assembly as a bottom support panel. The two members that comprise the top support panel each begin as a generally rectangular cardboard member which is folded so as to result in a double-thickness center area and oppositely disposed downwardly depending side walls. These two members are then turned 90 degrees to each other so as to create an open, box-like structure. Virtually the same procedure is followed for the fabrication of the bottom support panel. Each of the four folded cardboard members include a centrally disposed and generally rectangular reinforcement which may either be plastic, metal or a similar relatively rigid material and this reinforcement is secured to the folded cardboard.

Abstract: An earring and display card assembly includes a display card having at least one aperture therein and a plurality of resilient fingers which are defined by slits which radiate outwardly from the aperture and an earring assembly including an ornament member, a post extending rearwardly from the ornament member and a clutch on the post. The earring and display card assembly is formed by inserting the post of the earring assembly into the aperture in the display card with the clutch thereon, and advancing the post rearwardly so that the resilient fingers are deflected rearwardly to receive the clutch.

Abstract: A universal packaging system for objects such as electrical components, connectors, semiconductors, chips, etc. includes an elongated, hollow, tubular package formed of resiliently deformable material for containing a plurality of said objects, each object having an identical or substantially similar silhouette or profile and orientated with a predetermined axis of its profile, aligned along a common longitudinal axis or line within the tube. A package is formed providing protection for the connectors during storage, handling, and shipment, and the tube also serves as a feed magazine for dispensing the objects at an assembly station or other work station as needed. The present invention also features an apparatus and method for loading packages of connectors and for unloading or feeding connectors from the packages at a point of end usage.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming a bulk package and including bottom tray placement means for placing a bottom tray on a support, stacking means for stacking layers of objects on the bottom tray, top cap positioning means for positioning a top cap over the upper-most layer of stacked objects, and post member positioning means for positioning post members at preselected spaced locations between the bottom tray and top cap.

Abstract: A portable, disposable glove dispensing system which can be worn by the user, having a support and attachment plate member to which are securely attached a plurality of gloves, and optionally, a frangible line of detachment, waist strap members, apertures for attachment to the user's belt and a stabilizer band may be included.

Abstract: A method of packing small components, in which at least one small component (9) is packed by means of a packing body (1) having a multilayer construction and comprising a non-deformable base plate (3) and a thermoplastically deformable elastic carrier layer (5) fixedly connected to the base plate, the small component (9) being depressed into the heated carrier layer (5) thereby forming a nest by thermoplastic deformation of the carrier layer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for successively forming foam filled bags or cushions of the type wherein a foamable composition is deposited in a plastic bag. The method and apparatus includes advancing a pair of plastic webs along a substantially horizontal path of travel and through the nip of a pair of drive rollers, while heat sealing the opposing longitudinal side edges of the webs together. Periodically, a predetermined amount of the foamable composition is deposited between the advancing webs from a position offset from the center of the pair of plastic webs and the heat sealing along the side edges is periodically and momentarily interrupted to form side edge openings for the subsequent escapement of gases generated during foaming. The advance of the webs is momentarily terminated, and a heated wire then engages the webs to sever the formed bag, while forming a sealed top edge of the formed bag and a sealed bottom edge for the next succeeding bag.

Abstract: A generally flat, reversible package for shipping and displaying on an hanging fixture in either of two positions a finite number of consumer products which products have a volume defined by given dimensions, such as length, width and height. This package comprises a front generally flat sheet, a back generally flat sheet with the sheet lying in a plane adapted to be vertical when the package is on the fixture, the sheets each have a vertically extending center line dividing the sheets into side-by-side, vertically spaced first and second display segments.

Abstract: A pair of hose are mounted on a card for purpose of display or sale the card being inserted into one hose and the other hose being placed inside the first hose, between the latter and one surface of the card. Machinery for so assembling the hose and card has two supports and means to transfer a first hose from its support with eversion, to a holder in which a former is held. The second hose is everted by suction into its support and is then conveyed pneumatically into a hollow interior of the holding means, thereby placing it inside the first hose, to one side of the former. The former and the two hose assembled therewith are extracted from the holder, the first hose slipping from around the holder into an encircling relationship in contact with the former.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a protective wrap is disclosed as including a frame made of four upright posts, the upper and lower ends of which engage with upper and lower rigid members, at least one of the posts is rotatable in one direction to apply tension to a plastic wrapper encircling the four posts and is prevented from rotation in the opposite direction by a tensioning handle on the top of the rotated post.

Abstract: In a machine for packaging articles in a tray carton a first stationary rail section folds up the end panels of a moving tray carton blank to an intermediate position and, after the application of glue to either the end flaps or the end panels, a third stationary rail section completes the operation of folding the end panels of the moving blank up against the end flaps. A second normally stationary section located between the first and third sections maintains the end panels in their intermediate positions. When the machine stops for any reason the second section moves the end panels of the tray carton located at that station into contact with the end flaps to adhere the end panels to the end flaps of the stationary tray carton.

Abstract: A method of assembling a pierced earring on a display card includes the steps of mounting an earring clutch in an aperture in the card so that the clutch is releasably secured in the aperture and then slidably inserting the post of the pierced earring through the mounted clutch. The method can be effectively adapted for automated assembly apparatus, and the assemby formed by the method is effective in that it permits the earring to be removed from the card for inspection while the clutch thereof remains attached to the card.

Abstract: A process for the continuously packing shirred tubular food casings in a net, wherein the shirred tubular food casings are introduced parallel and at a mutual spacing between two endless running net film belts and at a right angle to the direction of movement of the belts, the upper net film is sealed with the lower net film in each case between two gathered-up food casings lying parallel, and thus they enclose the casings in the manner of a tube, and the ends of the tubular casings are enclosed by the net films projecting to a greater or lesser extent at both ends of each food casing, depending on the width of the net film belts used, by shrinking and, in so doing, form a circular opening the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the shirred food casing.

Abstract: Header cards adapted for folding around small flexible articles, such as infants vinyl pants, are packaged on an automatic folding machine. The folding machine includes a first station for automatically feeding unfolded header cards from a magazine onto a conveyor. A second station provides for folding of a first flap onto the header card using an inclined bar and a plunger assembly. A third station provides for folding and sealing the two side flaps, while the fourth station holds the package together until the adhesive has had a chance to set.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for packaging irregularly shaped articles is provided in which one or more articles is supported on one or more supports, enclosing the supports and the articles in a pack and removing the supports through one or more openings in the pack.

Abstract: Small-size electronic parts having leads are packaged with a carrier tape composed of a tape base having tape feed holes and a tape body of formed plastic attached to the tape base. The carrier tape is unreeled from a supply reel, and the leads of the electronic parts are caused to pierce the tape body. The carrier tape with the electronic parts retained on the tape body is wound around a takeup reel.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a tube including a base, a pair of legs secured to the ends of the base, and a holder base attached to the base. A tube holder for holding the tube is connected to the holder base. The tube holder has a structure defining a pair of diametrically opposed openings. A pair of soldering irons is oppositely secured with respect to each other in proximity to the top of the pair of legs. Each soldering iron has a hot end that generally registers with one of the opposed openings such as to be in close proximity to the tube being held by the tube holder in order to soften the material of the tube in the area contiguous to the openings. Power is conducted and supplied to each of the soldering irons. Vacuum is drawn on top of the tube to suck or pull inward the tube in the spots being softened from the heat of the pair of soldering irons.

Abstract: Prepackaging the various components of an engine cylinder assembly as an exchange or overhaul kit is useful in servicing or overhauling a single cylinder of a multiple cylinder engine. The heretofore known devices for holding the components of the engine cylinder assembly together were primarily used with small engines where the weight of the components was sufficiently low so as to not cause any handling difficulties. The subject apparatus includes a pair of brackets which positively grippingly engage the flange of the cylinder liner and a lifting element which is releasably attached to the piston with bolts threaded into threaded holes in the piston such that a portion of the brackets is sandwiched between the lifting element and the piston. The apparatus is positively engaged with the components of the engine cylinder assembly and positively maintains the components in fixed relationship with one another.

Abstract: Apparatus for securing together rectangular-section cartons (13) in groups of, for example, five cartons comprises tape dispensers (14,14') for dispensing adhesive tape (15a,b,c) on to the tops and bottoms of cartons in a row of cartons, and perforating rollers containing pins (21) for perforating the tape with spaced rows of perforations arranged to be located between adjacent cartons, each fifth row containing more perforations and means for breaking the tape at each fifth row to separate the cartons into batches of five.

Abstract: A sausage casing package is formed utilizing a tool constituted by a rigid tube having a low-friction surface. The folded casing support is introduced into the tube and the casing sections as applied with the assembly of casing sections being drawn off the tube simultaneously with the withdrawal of the casing support from the tube to transfer the pleated and interfitted casings onto the support.

Abstract: A method and insulation transport device for transporting building-type rolled insulation or batts of insulation through an opening in a building to an area to be insulated, such as a crawl space, in which the opening to the area to be insulated is of less diameter than that of the roll of insulation or package of batts.

Abstract: A method and device for packaging essentially conical objects, particularly ice-cream cones, in individual wrappings. The ice-cream cones (1) are advanced with the aid of holder members (7). A web (11) of shrinking foil is folded over the cones. The ice-cream cones are advanced up to two wheels (12, 13) formed with cogs (14). On the cogs of one of the wheels two jaws (15) and a heating wire (16) are provided. The opposite wheel (13) is formed on its cogs (14) with a back-up surface. When the ice-cream cones reach the wheels (12, 13) the foil is compressed between the cogs (14) and burnt off by the heating wire while at the same time vertical edges are formed in the foil and fused together in such a manner that individual wrappings are formed about each ice-cream cone (1). Hot air is finally blown against the part of the wrapping that is positioned below the cone edge so that this part of the wrapping is shrunk onto the ice-cream cone and the wrapping securely retained thereon.

Abstract: This relates to method and apparatus for the packaging of a tubular shirred casing strand within a wrap sleeve. The wrap sleeve is provided with end portions which extend beyond the casing strand, and these end portions are heated and folded and deformed by way of a plunger which functions as a piston within a mold structure so as to define a rigid substantially solid end cap which is integral with the wrap sleeve.

Abstract: A relatively rigid needle pack comprising only a web of flexible material and a plurality of sewing machine needles arranged in groups of from about 3 to about 25 with their shank portions parallel and contiguous one another and the blade portion of each of the plurality of needles pierces the web to define a line of concatenated fenestrations. The web is wrapped tightly around the needle shank portions to secure the shank portions closely together forming a relatively rigid strip package containing about 3 to about 25 needles per strip. The web may be severed between groups of needles, forming separate packages or a plurality of groups of needles may be retained in a single uninterrupted web for multiple unit packaging.

Abstract: A method and a package are described for the takeup, shipment, storage and individual dispensing of a plurality of rolls of flat elongated material, for example, conveyor belting. The package includes a plurality of side-by-side rolls of flat elongated material, each roll being wound on its own shell. Between each pair of shells there is provided a pair of divider plates. The divider plates are joined at their radially outermost ends to an upper frame member. The upper frame member is joined to a pair of side members which are joined to the outer ends of the assembled shells and to a central member which extends axially through the assembled shells. At least two .hoarfrost.-shaped tie members are provided which extend axially across the rolls and are joined at their radially inner ends to the outer ends of the assembled shells. Methods assembling and dissembling the package are also described.

Abstract: This relates to the encasing of shirred casing strands for the purpose of maintaining the shape thereof during soaking and subsequent to the soaking until such casing strands are applied to a stuffing horn. Each casing strand is encased in an overwrap casing which is applied in tubular form and preferably is in the form of netting. The overwrap casing is shaped at least at one end of the casing strand to define closure panels by twisting the overwrap casing at that end of the associated casing strand so as to reduce the diameter of the overwrap casing and to facilitate the reverse folding of the overwrap casing. The opposite end of the overwrap casing may be closed in a similar manner or by a simple gathering of the material of the overwrap casing and the application of a conventional clip. This abstract forms no part of the specification of this application and is not to be construed as limiting the claims of the application.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for producing bales of tobacco compressed between opposed boards with strapping applied about the boards with predetermined tension. Tobacco is compressed in a chamber at the bottom of a charger and then ejected in one direction along a horizontal plane directly between a pair of opposed boards which are then moved with the tobacco therebetween at right angles to said one direction to the strapping station. The tobacco and boards are constrained during movement to the strapping station to control the dimension and shape of the bale prior to strapping which can then be applied with predetermined tension to maintain dimensional control over the bale.

Abstract: Water-soluble wind stabilization segments are used to stabilize the winding of coils wound in a figure-8 configuration with a radial opening provided on the side of the winding such that the winding may be unwound from the inside out. The water-soluble stabilization segments dissolve when the winding is immersed in water, thereby obviating the need to physically remove such stabilization segments prior to unwinding the wound package.

Abstract: An ice cream cone product is provided having a sanitary paper jacket adhered thereto which is sufficiently adherent for shipping, handling and vending but which is selectively removable without leaving jacket remnants thereon at the point of consumption. A jacket is telescopically juxtaposed over the cone after the jacket interior is dosed with a mixture of water vapor and propylene glycol.

Abstract: A product and method for packaging a flush valve on a display card wherein the valve is self-supporting on the card and the package requires no components or elements other than the valve and the card. The flush valve includes a flanged body portion received in an aperture in the card with the flange overlying a surface of the card. An elongated flexible lift strap extending from the valve is wrapped around the card and valve to hold the valve in place on the card. An end of the strap is frictionally retained in an opening in the card to maintain the strap in its wrapped condition.

Abstract: An easily removable heat-recoverable closure assembly for a substrate includes a heat-recoverable closure and a flexible wire to be interposed between the closure and the substrate. The wire has sufficient flexibility and sufficient strength that it can be pulled through the wall of the closure for removal of the heat-recovered closure from the substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing a composite container having a body label or tubular sleeve mounted thereon adapted to be shrunken onto exterior surface areas of a cylindrical container. The tubular sleeve is preformed of thin flexible thermoplastic material and may be flat-folded until ready for use when it is fully opened and conveyed in axial registry with the container inverted therebeneath. The sleeve preform of heat-shrinkable plastic material is telescopically assembled onto the inverted container while the latter is conveyed through a coincidental aligned path. The container preferably consists of a hollow glass or plastic container held invertedly by its neck portion with the tubular preform made slightly larger in diameter to surround the body and neck portions of the container. The tubular sleeve preform is held fully opened and is then transported downwardly in telescopic relation when in axial alignment with the inverted container.

Abstract: This invention relates to method and apparatus for producing a composite container having a tubular sleeve mounted precisely thereon adapted to be shrunken into final surface covering position. The tubular sleeve is preformed of relatively-flexible thin material and flat-folded until ready for use when it is opened and conveyed into axial registry with the container. The sleeve preform of heat-shrinkable plastic material is telescopically assembled onto the container and the container is then firmly retained at an upper region. A reciprocatable apertured head contacts the preform while so retained and further telescopes the preform at least partially over the container. With the reciprocatable apertured head then stationarily maintained, the container is elevated so that the apertured head further lowers the preform into finally-aligned position on the container where it is adapted to subsequent heat-shrinking in place in permanent conforming arrangement.

Abstract: The machine includes a roll case for positioning and conveying a package to be wrapped into position. In the first position, paper is folded along the front of the package and stapled. The package is then conveyed to a second position during which time the paper is dispensed onto the top and two sides of the package and stapled along the sides. After the package comes to rest in its second position, the paper is cut, folded and stapled along the back side of the package to produce a package which is neatly wrapped with paper on its top and four sides.