Fluted intermediate assembly formed in situ and having high resolution image that is used in consumer goods packaging
First Claim
1. A method for producing a printed intermediate assembly for use in consumer goods packaging, comprising the steps of;
- providing a printable substrate, said substrate having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides;
printing said first face with high resolution graphics;
supplying a core, said core having a series of regularly occurring undulating portions and having first and second sides;
affixing said first side of said core to said second face of said substrate such that said core is disposed substantially between said first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides; and
adhering a base sheet to said second side of said core, said base sheet having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides, said base sheet is secured to said core opposite said substrate such that said core is disposed between said base sheet and said core to create a printed intermediate assembly having a fluted core.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an intermediate assembly that may be produced in situ and which finds uses in packaging applications. The assembly is formed from three substantially similar sheets of material, two of which may be printed with indicia that may include matching characteristics and the third sheet which is fluted to form a core on to which the two printed sheets are attached. The sheets are preferably pre-printed with high resolution graphics and or textual information prior to being formed into a laminated configuration that can be utilized in corrugated packaging type situations. The intermediate assembly is used in the formation of cartons, packages and the like that are intended to be used in various consumer applications such as parcel delivery, including the shipping and delivery of consumer packaged goods.
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1. A method for producing a printed intermediate assembly for use in consumer goods packaging, comprising the steps of;
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providing a printable substrate, said substrate having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides;
printing said first face with high resolution graphics;
supplying a core, said core having a series of regularly occurring undulating portions and having first and second sides;
affixing said first side of said core to said second face of said substrate such that said core is disposed substantially between said first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides; and
adhering a base sheet to said second side of said core, said base sheet having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides, said base sheet is secured to said core opposite said substrate such that said core is disposed between said base sheet and said core to create a printed intermediate assembly having a fluted core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A printed intermediate blank for use in consumer goods packaging produced in accordance with the following process including the steps of;
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providing a printable substrate, said substrate having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides;
printing said first face of said substrate with high resolution graphics;
supplying a core, said core having a series of regularly occurring undulating portions;
affixing said core to said second face of said substrate such that said core is disposed substantially between said first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides;
adhering a base sheet, said base sheet having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides to said core opposite said substrate such that said core is disposed between said base sheet and said substrate to create a printed intermediate assembly; and
forming a carton blank from said intermediate assembly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A consumer goods package, comprising;
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a consumer good;
a blank of material, said blank having a first surface that is produced from a first substrate having first and second sides with said first side having high resolution imaging, said blank further including a fluted material that serves as a core for said blank and a second substrate that has first and second sides with said second side having imaging provided thereon;
said second side of said first substrate is bonded to one side of said core and said second substrate first side is bonded to another side of said core opposite said first substrate;
said blank of material forming a consumer goods package; and
said imaging provided on said first substrate contains matching features to said imaging provided on said second substrate and each of which are related to said consumer good. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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