Package for wrapping at least one article or a pre-arranged group of articles

• US 7,938,263 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2004
• Issued: 05/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chauhan Vijay
• Original Assignee: Chauhan Vijay
• Inventors: Vijay, Chauhan
• Primary Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US10/948,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20050194284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,420 Days
• Field of Search: 206/497, 229/87.01, 229/87.05, 229/92, 229/92.1, 229109-112
• US Class Current: 206/497
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/12 with the ends of the tube closed by flattening and heat-sealing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/82 Separable, striplike plural articles

Abstract

An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, said package being defined by a formed longitudinal tube body of flexible wrapping sheet material having a length, height and width dimension, the said height and/or width dimension being less than the length dimension but greater than one tenth of the length dimension, a fin seal and two cross seals and no end seals, characterized in that the fin seal is formed along the height or width dimension of the package perpendicular to the length dimension and the cross seals are formed along the length dimension, the cross seals being generally perpendicular to the fin seal, the ends of the package being seal-free.

Claims

1. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, said package being defined by a formed longitudinal tube body of flexible wrapping sheet material having a length, height and width dimension, the said height and/or width dimension being less than the length dimension but greater than one tenth of the length dimension, a fin seal and two cross seals and no end seals, wherein the fin seal is formed along the height or width dimension of the package perpendicular to the length dimension and the cross seals are formed along the length dimension, the cross seals being generally perpendicular to the fin seal, with the ends of the package being seal-free.

2. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, as claimed in claim 1, in which the longitudinal tube has a generally rectangular cross section.

3. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, as claimed in claim 1, in which the longitudinal tube has a generally circular cross section.

4. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, as claimed in claim 1, in which the longitudinal tube has a generally oval cross section.

5. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, as claimed in claim 1, in which a string of packages are formed and the packages are joined together at the cross seals.

6. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, as claimed in claim 1, in which the cross seals are flattened against the body of the package.

7. An improved package for wrapping at least one article or a pre arranged group of articles, as claimed in claim 1, in which the article or group of articles are supported in the package in a tray.