Perfected packaging for the wrapping of mainly cylindrical and long shaped bodies, such as artificial tripe

• US 5,727,364 A
• Filed: 08/30/1996
• Issued: 03/17/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Viscofan Industria Navarra de Envolturas Celulosicas SA
• Original Assignee: Viscofan Industria Navarra de Envolturas Celulosicas SA
• Inventors: Artieda, Angel Iso
• Primary Examiner(s): Moon, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US08/708,047
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 53/397, 53/399, 53/410, 53/413, 53/415, 53/416, 53/419, 53/441, 53/443, 53/444, 53/447, 53/449, 53/461, 206/442, 206/443, 206/497, 206/499, 206/802
• US Class Current: 53/415
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2585/085 Shirred sausage casings
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 71/063 Wrappers formed by one or more films or the like, e.g. nets B65D71/08 takes precedence; wrappers formed by folding a single blank B65D71/12; wrappers formed by folding two or more blanks B65D71/38

Abstract

A packaging for a grouping of casing sticks of artificial tripe or wrappers in an overlapping alignment having a quincuncial arrangement forming a parallelepiped block has a transparent cover which is adapted to surround the parallelepiped block. The packaging has a tubular configuration where two ends of the packaging overlap on the block. The overlapping two ends define a sealing line which is located upon the middle line of one of the larger surfaces of the block. The ends of the tubular element are folded so as to fit over the ends of the sheaths. Flaps at the open sides of the packaging are folded down onto the same surface of the block on which the sealing line is located, and specifically upon the end areas of the sealing line. The transparent packaging cover is stabilized by an adhesive tape strip which is placed covering the sealing line and the folded flaps. The adhesive tape may have an adhesive free section arranged to form a manual grab tab for allowing the package to be easily opened. The tape may extend at one end by a substantial length which reaches the opposite surface of the block upon which an intermediate length is defined which stands apart from the block and may be used as a manual block grip handle.

Claims

1. A packaging for wrapping cylindrical, elongated bodies of artificial tripe, the bodies having overlapping alignments, in a quincuncial orientation forming a substantially parallelepiped block having two opposed surfaces each having a surface area greater than the surface areas of the remaining sides, the packaging comprising:

a cover which is one of transparent, translucent and opaque, and the cover being laminar or not laminar and elastic or not elastic, said cover being wrapped lengthwise upon the parallelepiped block defining a sealing line which is parallel to the lengthwise axis of the bodies, the cover having end areas which are folded such that the folded end areas adapt themselves to the ends of the parallelepiped block and define a pair of end flaps, one flap at each end of the block which pair of flaps are folded down over the sealing line on the parallelepiped block; and

an adhesive tape strip, having one adhesive surface, for stabilizing the cover on the parallelepiped block placed over the sealing line and the adhesive tape strip having ends overlapping the end flaps of the cover.

2. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein at one end of the adhesive tape, a tape extension extends beyond the corresponding end of the parallelepiped block and the tape extension is attached to a side of the block opposite the side of the block on which the sealing line is formed such that the tape extension forms a grip handle spaced apart from the end of the parallelepiped block and having means for preventing the tape extension from adhering to the end of the parallelepiped block.

3. A packaging according to claim 2, wherein the means for preventing the tape extension from adhering to the end comprises a portion of the tape extension being folded back upon itself to cover any exposed adhesive surfaces such that the adhesive properties of the adhesive tape are nullified.

4. A packaging according to claim 2, wherein the means for preventing the tape extension from adhering to the end of the block comprises a film of paper or similar sheet material covering the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape.

5. A packaging according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive tape has two tape extensions, one tape extension at each end of the parallelepiped block, the tape extensions forming two oppositely placed grip handles.

6. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive tape has an adhesive free portion at one end whereby the adhesive free portion forms a manual grab tab for enabling the adhesive tape to be easily removed whenever the package is being opened.

7. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the artificial tripe forming the parallelepiped block is cellulosic tripe.

8. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the artificial tripe forming the parallelepiped block is fibrous tripe.

9. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the artificial tripe forming the parallelepiped block is plastic tripe.

10. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the artificial tripe forming the parallelepiped block is collagenous tripe.

11. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the lengthwise sealing line is located over one of the opposed surfaces of a greater surface area of the parallelepiped block.

12. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the lengthwise sealing line defined by the cover is positioned over one of the surfaces of the parallelepiped block having a smaller surface area than said opposed surfaces of greater surface area.

13. A packaging according to claim 12, wherein the lengthwise sealing line is centered on the smaller surface area surface.

14. A packaging according to claim 1, wherein the cover is retractile.