Abstract: A hermetically sealed container is provided with a dispensing nozzle terminating in an aperture surrounded by locking lugs. A removable closure portion unitary with the dispensing nozzle and delineated by a frangible web that circumscribes the opening is provided as well so that the closure portion may be severed from the cap portion at the frangible web. An apparatus for fabricating such container is provided which includes a main mold assembly for molding the container body and dual seal mold assemblies for molding the container cap portion and container closure. The main seal mold assembly includes a top surface having a knife edge and an annular cavity. After the main seal mold assembly is closed during the molding process, a forming assembly including a mandrel is extended through the parison into abutting contact with the parison over the top surface of the main seal mold assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for molding and optionally filling a container including an extruder head for extruding a length of parison and a vibrating knife operatively associated with the apparatus for reciprocating movement and having a blade positioned below the extruder head which traverses the path of the extruded parison to sever the parison. Preferably, the vibrating knife vibrates the blade at ultrasonic frequencies.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing articles including isolation structure isolating the first end of an article producing machine from the second end of the machine to permit a higher level of cleanliness to be established at the first machine end where the articles are actually manufactured than at the second machine end.

Abstract: A system and method for sterile packaging of beverages in plastic containers forms the plastic containers and fills them with sterile beverages in a common sterile environment. The containers are formed from a blow molding process in which the containers reach elevated temperatures sufficient to at least in-part sterilize the interior of the containers, are filled with sterile beverages immediately after the containers are formed in the same sterile environment. This eliminates the need for heavy use of sterilizing fluids for the plastic containers such as hydrogen peroxide or the like.

Abstract: A mold is formed the interior volume of which corresponds to the exterior envelope required for the container (2). A core corresponding to the shape required for the cavity (14) to be formed inside the container (2) is prepared. Said core is placed inside the interior volume of the mold and an appropriate plastics material is injected under pressure into said interior volume to constitute an envelope comprising two substantially parallel walls (5, 6) extending at a predetermined small distance from each other between two common lateral edges (9, 10), with a common transverse edge (16) at the same end as the neck (14b). The product to be packaged is injected into the interior of the envelope. The transverse edge (15) of the body (14a) is closed by welding the plastics material.

Abstract: The plant for manufacturing and packing thermoplastic tubes of the present invention is an efficient arrangement of a plurality of single machines, each one producing the same finished thermoplastic tubes as from a conventional line. The machines are arranged into small groups or production cells. The manufacturing and packing plant of the present invention is at least one production cell associated with a common product transportation line. The method of operating the plant of the present invention involves marking each tube with an indicia and identifying, recording, and monitoring each tube with an indicia.

Abstract: In manufacturing a resin bag, a first resin sheet is disposed in a cavity of a mold, and a heat-resisting sheet smaller than the first resin sheet is overlaid on the first resin sheet to expose a periphery of the first resin sheet along the outer periphery of the heat-resisting sheet. Then, a molten resin is injected into the cavity in a state where the mold is opened, and the mold is closed while pressing and expanding the injected resin in a molten state. Thus, the injected resin covers the heat-resisting sheet and the exposed periphery of the first resin sheet. The second resin sheet is molded, and the periphery of the second resin sheet is bonded with the periphery of the first resin sheet at the same time.

Abstract: An in-line bottling plant essentially comprising a unit (1) for producing containers, particularly bottles, from a thermoplastic material, a unit (2) for filling the containers, and a unit (3) for conveying freshly produced containers, the conveying unit being arranged between an outlet (4) of the container producing unit (1) and an inlet (5) of the container filling unit (2). The container producing unit (1) and filling unit (2) are arranged as close together as possible and the conveying unit (3) is short and conveys the containers one after the other substantially without bumping them, particularly against one another. The in-line bottling plant preferably further comprises a unit (19) for temporarily retaining the containers, which unit is selectively connectable to the conveying unit (3) for receiving and retaining a number of containers.

Abstract: A method of preparing filled plastic containers by preparing a formed plastic precursor by thermoforming, pressure molding, or tabletting in a precursor preparation station, heating the plastic precursor in a heating station to a compression molding temperature, preparing a plastic preform by compression molding the heat plastic precursor in a preform production station, blow molding the preform into the configuration of a final container in a blow molding station, and filling the blow molded container in a filling station, wherein the preform preparation, blow molding and filling are performed sequentially in physically proximate operations.

Abstract: A toner bottle for containing powder toner includes a toner supply opening at one longitudinal end; lateral recesses or projections extending in a direction crossing with a longitudinal direction of the bottle; and a plurality of longitudinal recesses or projections extending substantially in the longitudinal direction in both sides of the lateral recesses or projections.

Abstract: A plastic container for apportionable delivery of flowable, especially pasty materials, has a discharge opening at one end and a self-contained chamber only open to the inside of the container at the other end. The chamber volume is reducible by manual deformation. The chamber is configured in one piece with the container body. The container body is configured as a cylinder. The inside space of the container body receiving the flowable material is separated from the inner volume of the chamber by a separator piston longitudinally slidable in the container body.

Abstract: In an apparatus for extruding plastic into a length of parison in the form of a vertically oriented hollow tube, molding a container from the parison and for filling the container with liquid product, the apparatus having a extruder, with a parison head, for forming the parison, a hot knife for cutting the parison to a selected length with concomitant release of plastic particulates, gripping apparatus for maintaining an opening at a top of the cut parison, a sealer for sealing a bottom of the cut parison, vacuum apparatus for molding the container with a temporary top opening, an extendable and retractable nozzle for filling the molded container through the temporary top opening with the liquid product and a sealer for sealing the filled container, the improvement including an outer shroud for surrounding the extruder, including the parison head, with H.E.P.A.

Abstract: Rotary die apparatus for producing filled gelatin capsules comprises two cylindrical rollers mounted with their longitudinal axes substantially parallel and defining a nip therebetween, with at least one roller having a plurality of recesses on its outer surface; and means for feeding gelatin ribbon to each roller surface and thereby to the nip. The apparatus includes a metering system for delivering particulate material between gelatin ribbons at the nip; and means for rotating the rollers in synchronism with the metering system such that particulate material is supplied over a recess in said at least one roller, and the juxtaposed ribbon sections close over the particulate material to form a capsule. Air mechanisms may be used to shape the gelatin ribbon into the roller recesses, and such mechanisms can also be used to facilitate the flow of particulate material in the metering system.

Abstract: This invention is an integrated system for making containers and filling them with ultra high purity chemicals all within a cleanroom environment so that the chemicals avoid contamination and meet semiconductor manufacturing purity standards.

Abstract: A method for the thermoforming of hollow objects having a base from a sheet of thermoplastics material, which effects in one single predetermined operating cycle, the production of a pressed object by hot forming and cutting out of the object or objects between one half of a movable double female mould which is located in the forming area opposite a male die, movement of the female half of the mould, said half containing therewithin the thermoformed object or objects, towards a corresponding discharge area alternately to one side or the other of the forming area; picking up the object or objects from the female half of the mould located in corresponding discharge area and transferring each object to a plurality of receiving formers of a shape corresponding to the mould, which formers can move sequentially stepwise along a track, sequential movement of the formers to at least one workstation or handling station at the same time as the female mould moves back to place its other half opposite the male die in ord

Abstract: A method and apparatus which provides for holding a closure that has threads stationary and rotating the container about its longitudinal axis to apply the closure on the container. Preferably the closure and container are in inverted position. The method of cutting provides for holding the container and closure in inverted positioned, gripping the container and moving a knife transversely of the longitudinal axis of the container to sever the bottom from the container.

Abstract: A container for a PC card including a relatively hard base pivotably connected by a hinge to a cover. A resilient tray is positioned within the base. The cover can be kept in a closed position by a latch. An outer edge of the tray attaches to a peripheral lip on the base to form a bumper and a seal between the base and cover when the container is closed. The edge also prevents shear movement of the cover relative to the base when the container is dropped on a corner. The hinge and latch are inboard of the outer edge of the tray so that they aren't disturbed if the container is dropped. The tray includes a central receptacle that receives the PC card. Between the PC card receptacle and the outer edge of the tray there is formed a bellows-like member which tangents the cover and base and physically isolates the PC card receptacle from the cover and base.

Abstract: A method of producing an interiorly sterile package possessing superior barrier properties, in which method a package is produced by blow moulding by means of gaseous blow moulding medium, whereafter the blow-moulded package is provided on its inner walls with a coating of a silicon compound by vacuum deposition, the coating acting as a barrier. According to one preferred embodiment of the method, the vacuum deposition is carried out in accordance with conventional chemical plasma deposition by means of a process gas which is identical with the gaseous blow moulding medium employed in the blow moulding operation. As gaseous blow moulding medium and process gas, respectively, use is made of a gas mixture containing oxygen gas and vaporized organic silicon compound, the mixing ratio between the gas components being controlled in such a manner that the coating which is formed in the chemical plasma deposition process consists of a silicon oxide of the general chemical formula SiO.sub.

Abstract: An improved, automated method and apparatus for molding contact lenses generally comprises the steps of: (1) forming anterior and posterior mold cavities in longitudinally spaced relation in first and second webs of material, respectively; (2) dispensing a liquid, curable, lens material (e.g., monomer) in each anterior cavity of the first web; (3) aligning and bringing the posterior and anterior cavities into sequential, mating, centered engagement with each other; (4) curing the lens material captured between respective posterior and anterior molds; and (5) separating the webs to release the lenses cast therebetween. In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the mold cavities are vacuum-formed in the respective webs, and packaging receptacles are formed in one or both of the webs used to mold the lenses.

Abstract: A unitary beverage container includes a main body defining a container volume in which a beverage is contained. A top of the main body includes a channel disposed horizontally therealong as well as an uppermost bisecting ridge extending from one side of the main body to the other and a respective remainder portion on each side of the ridge sloping downwardly away from the ridge. A bottom of the main body has a lowermost continuous base surface and a central concavity extending inwardly therefrom. The central concavity is particularly formed by a horizontal recess surface and a peripheral recess band sloped radially inward. A flexible straw has a proximal end fluidly connected with the container volume and a distal end having an aperture therein which is located in the channel of the top. A holding mechanism removably holds the distal end of the flexible straw in the channel. In order to fill the beverage container, the bottom includes a filling conduit extending from the central concavity.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for filling liquid-phased extruded containers comprises injecting the extruded material into a die head forming a tubular shape. The die head is hollow, or bored, from its back end to its front where the extruded material egresses to form the extrudate (pre-container) tube shape. A means for introducing a separable insert through the die head bore permits the insert to be encased within the tube while the thermoplastic material is still in its liquid or molten phase. Pinch rollers seal the tube at ends opposite that of the insert while avoiding the insert, while the line of sealed containers is pulled by gear rollers through a water cooling bath. A die punch stamp cuts the pinched, or sealed, sections of the containers separating them into individual, filled, singular units.

Abstract: A method for the thermoforming of hollow objects having a base from a sheet of thermoplastics material, which effects in one single predetermined operating cycle, the production of a pressed object by hot forming and cutting out of the object or objects between one half of a movable double female mould which is located in the forming area opposite a male die, movement of the female half of the mould, said half containing therewithin the thermoformed object or objects, towards a corresponding discharge area alternately to one side or the other of the forming area, picking up the object or objects from the female half of the mould located in corresponding discharge area and transferring each object to a plurality of receiving formers of a shape corresponding to the mould, which formers can move sequentially stepwise along a track, sequential movement of the formers to at least one workstation or handling station at the same time as the female mould moves back to place its other half opposite the male die in ord

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of producing interiorly sterile, cup or beaker shaped containers. A starting material for the containers is produced by mixing inorganic filler with a thermoformable polymer material in such a mixing ratio that the quantity of filler in the produced starting material is at least 40% of the total weight of the mixture. The starting material is extruded into a continuous web which is heated to a temperature suitable for thermoforming of the web, at least 190.degree. C., and is fed into a forming machine of conventional type for thermoforming of the web under vacuum at the above-mentioned temperature for forming web-like continuous, interiorly sterile, cup or beaker shaped containers. The containers are finally separated from one another by incisions in the web regions between the opening contours of each respective container.

Abstract: A method of and device for cutting off the upper portion of a closed container of plastics material for example, the device comprising above a vertically movable bottle support, three overlying clamps adapted to tightly conform to the neck of the bottle and a blade rotatably mounted between two clamps, the three clamps and the blade being made fast to concentric rotary shafts, respectively, each one operable by a link.

Abstract: The invention describes an apparatus for producing a fluids package, with a synthetic plastics coated paper tube, of which one end is closed by an injected synthetic plastics lid while its other end is closed by holding and welding the tube material, with a device (8) for forming a tube from a web (2), at least one intermittently rotatable mandrel wheel (27), an injection station (29), an endless conveyor (31) for the packages (34) during the course of their production, a filling station (63), a closing station (62) and with a removal conveyor (39).

Abstract: A machine and method for sealing closed an integral neck of blow molded bottle and simultaneously forming an integral twist-off.

Abstract: A machine and method for sealing closed an integral neck of blow molded bottle and simultaneously forming an integral twist-off.

Abstract: Liquid filled receptacles are made from a thermoplastic flat tube. The flat tube is extruded from plasticized material. A strip of receptacles is formed in a molding assembly from the tube. The strip has groups of pluralities of small receptacles lying one beside the other, the receptacles preferably being ampoules. All of the receptacles of a group of receptacles are filled simultaneously by filler mandrels. The number of filler mandrels corresponds to the number of small receptacles lying adjacent to one another in any group of receptacles, while the group of receptacles are still held in the molding assembly. In the molding assembly, configurational irregularities of are formed in the side flange areas. The irregularities cooperate with a thrust device conveying the receptacle strips from the molding assembly to a punching device, and position the strips in the punching device.

Abstract: A capsule for the controlled release of an active material, e.g. into soil, is described. The capsule comprises an insoluble tubular housing (11) containing a number of water soluble or biodegradable partition walls (13) defining one or more hermetically sealed compartments, (12) filled with the active material (14), e.g. an insecticide. When the capsule is in contact with water or an aqueous medium the partition walls (13) slowly dissolve or degrade thus releasing the active material after a predetermined delay.

Abstract: Described is a drive for injection mould parts of a synthetic plastics injection moulding apparatus for injecting a wall part on a paper web, with at least one supply injector fixed on a carrier, a plurality of injector heads rigidly connected thereto and with driven connecting levers.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding hypodermic needles into corresponding recesses of a mold cavity in the bottom mold plate of a plastic injection molding machine. The bottom mold plate can be shifted from a molding position to a loading position at one side of the machine. At that side of the machine, a magazine holding two stacks of hypodermic needles is slidably adjustable horizontally with respect to a shuttle plate mounted on that side of the machine. The magazine at the bottom has lower and upper plates slidable respectively across the bottom and top of the shuttle plate. In one position of the magazine, openings in its upper bottom plate register with corresponding openings in the shuttle plate to pass individual needles by gravity into the shuttle plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for transversely sealing packages in which transverse seals are applied to a continuous length of tubular member, in a direction transverse to the length thereof when the tubular member contains a filling such as beverage, whereby an enclosed package is formed between adjacent transverse seals. A plurality of carrier means which operate to hold the tubular member and apply transverse seals is disposed around a rotatable body which is adapted to be continuously driven for rotation. Each of the carrier means includes an inner mold and an outer mold which are disposed inward and outward as viewed in the radial direction of the rotatable body, and the outer mold can be closed against the inner mold or moved to its open position. The tubular member is continuously supplied to the inner mold in the open position of the outer mold, and a transverse seal is applied thereto while it is held between the inner mold and the outer mold.

Abstract: Two-piece containers having a one-piece tubular body and base and a cover molded onto the body are formed from a continuous web of thermoplastic supporting material by means of an apparatus which includes tube forming, cover molding, container filling and container base sealing stations. The web of material is initially formed into a strand of partially assembled tubular container bodies having fold impressions for the base and then severed into separate tubular bodies for further processing, filling and sealing.

Abstract: A packaging machine having a molding station for molding a container from a web of material using a molding die provided with a side wall, a bottom area and an edge area. A rotating cylinder or roll is arranged in at least part of the edge area to prevent damage to the web of material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for blow molding in a single form-fill-seal operation a droplet dispenser bottle which delivers fluid in precise, uniform drops rather than the streamlets produced by similar bottles of earlier design. The method and apparatus is such that the desired amount of fluid is dispensed from the bottle regardless of how hard the bottle is squeezed. Depending on the needs of the packager, the method and apparatus can be made to form the orifice to precisely control droplet size and/or weight. The droplet dispenser bottle can be molded in virtually any shape desired to hold up to approximately two ounces of fluid.

Abstract: A method of packing articles including positioning an article retainer around a temporary article support and placing articles on such temporary support within the retainer, measuring the height of the articles in the retainer and automatically forming a container of enclosure of a size to enclose the articles. Thereafter the formed container is suitably positioned around the articles and container top is put on the container end to close the container and complete the packaging operation.

Abstract: Effective sterilization is obtained in an apparatus for producing a succession of containers from a length of foil, charging the containers and closing the charged containers in a sterile environment, where the deep-drawing station for forming the containers in the foil includes a vertically reciprocable lower portion defining a mold recess for receiving and forming respective containers in the foil and a stationary upper portion associated with the lower portion and defining a chamber in communication with the mold recess.

Abstract: A packaging device for sealingly closing an upper foil and a lower foil utilizing a framelike constructed welding device which has a separate drive for welding together the lower and the upper foil, of which at least the lower foil is formed into containerlike segments and is moved, held by a chain at the sides thereof, through the packaging device. The packaging device has an evacuating chamber which is formed of two boxlike halves, of which one half is stationary and the other half is vertically movable. One of the halves has a framelike welding device embodied therein.

Abstract: There are disclosed a process and apparatus for producing sequentially a hermetically sealed container which comprise cutting a blank, forming a container body from the blank by a drawing method, filling a content in the container body and hermetically sealing the container body with a lid member, and devices for realizing these operations. The blank which is cut at a blanking station is placed on a movable die, and drawn to a container body at a drawing station. The container body engaged with the movable die is filled with a content at a filling station, and then hermetically sealed with a lid member at a sealing station. This process and apparatus are especially suitable for a blank made of a flexible material.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of pre-filled ampuls and hypodermic needles where an ampul is formed by injection-moulding and blow-moulding. The ampul is filled with medicaments at the blow-moulding stage and a hypodermic needle is then affixed to the ampul.

Abstract: A lower film is carried continuously along a passage having a substantially horizontal first passage part and a downwardly curved second passage part. While the lower film is carried along the first passage part, a plurality of recesses are formed on the lower film by a molding device which is moved in synchronization with the advancement of the lower film. An upper film is supplied continuously in such a manner that both upper and lower films approach together in the shape of "V" in section at the second passage part and they are sealed together as they move down further along the second passage part. While the films are partially sealed at the second passage part, powdery or particle-size material is fed into the recesses in the lower film.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a double-thickness bead in a flexible sheet stock article, such as a container or lid constructed from paper stock. The method includes holding a central region of the paper stock blank near its perimetral edge between cooperating dies, forming an axially extending flange in the blank between the held region and the edge, capturing the edge against radial movement in a groove provided in a ring movable relative to the dies, and moving the ring relative to the dies to form the double-thickness region in the blank between the held portion and edge. The apparatus includes the cooperating relatively movable dies, the movable ring and cooperating draw pads adjacent the ring. The draw pads are movable relative to the dies and ring and cooperate with the dies and ring to form a void into which the double-thickness region is formed. The configuration of the void controls the formation and configuration of the bead.

Abstract: An improved process and heating arrangement for actuating and arresting a heat-forming machine for producing deep drawn containers made of thermoplastic foil band material. The foil band material is paid out in stepwise fashion from one or more storage rollers and is then processed along a process path along which there are arranged in downstream fashion: a heating arrangement, a molding arrangement, a filling arrangement, a stamping arrangement and a driving mechanism. Control circuit means are operatively connected to all of the afore-recited arrangements. The heating arrangements includes heating elements for heating the foil band material to the molding temperature. Screening plates are slidably mounted in the heating arrangement between the foil band material and the heating elements.

Abstract: An aseptic packing machine comprising an enclosure defining a space swept through by a stream of sterile air and means for producing said stream of air. A station for producing containers, a filling station, a closing station and a transfer device cooperating with said stations are disposed inside the enclosure. The moving mechanical parts of said stations and said transfer device which are capable of being contaminating are located outside the part of said space which is maintained non-contaminating by said stream of sterile air.