CONTAINER INSERT APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A container insert comprising;
- a deformable pouch adapted to be received in an interior of an associated container, the pouch having a closed lower end, an open upper end, and spaced apart sealed edges, the lower end including two leg portions, wherein the pouch is manipulatable to form a hollow interior space therein for receiving an object and providing a lining for the interior of the container.
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Abstract
A container insert, and an apparatus and a method of producing the container insert. The container insert is formed as a deformable pouch adapted to be received in an interior of an associated container. The pouch has a closed lower end, an open upper end, and spaced apart sealed edges. The lower end of the pouch includes two leg portions. The pouch is manipulatable to generally conform to the interior of the contained and form a hollow interior space therein for receiving an object and providing a lining for the interior of the container. The apparatus and the method for producing the insert provides for a substantially automatic and continuous production of the insert from a roll of material.
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20 Claims
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1. A container insert comprising;
a deformable pouch adapted to be received in an interior of an associated container, the pouch having a closed lower end, an open upper end, and spaced apart sealed edges, the lower end including two leg portions, wherein the pouch is manipulatable to form a hollow interior space therein for receiving an object and providing a lining for the interior of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for producing a container insert comprising:
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a dispensing station for dispensing a material and folding the material upon itself along a longitudinal axis thereof to form a generally U-shaped folded material having opposing sides, a folded end, and an open end; a folding station for receiving the generally U-shaped folded material from the dispensing station and causing the folded end to be received between the opposing sides to form a generally W-shaped folded material; a sealing station including a seam forming element to form a seam extending from the closed end to the open end of the w-shaped folded material; a material advance mechanism to advance the material through the apparatus; a cutting station to cut the w-shaped configured material along the seam formed therein. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of making a container insert comprising the steps of:
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dispensing a material while folding the material upon itself along a longitudinal axis thereof to form a generally U-shaped folded material having opposing sides, a folded end, and an open end; causing at least a portion of the folded end of the generally U-shaped folded material to be received between the opposing sides thereof to form a generally W-shaped folded material; forming spaced apart seams in the generally W-shaped folded material, the seams extending from the closed end to the open end of the generally W-shaped folded material; and cutting the material along the seams from the closed end to the open end.
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