WO2003020596A2 - Soap bar wrapper - Google Patents
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- WO2003020596A2 WO2003020596A2 PCT/US2002/027448 US0227448W WO03020596A2 WO 2003020596 A2 WO2003020596 A2 WO 2003020596A2 US 0227448 W US0227448 W US 0227448W WO 03020596 A2 WO03020596 A2 WO 03020596A2
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- Prior art keywords
- soap bar
- gusset
- fold
- film
- packaged
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
- B65D75/04—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks
- B65D75/06—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks in sheets or blanks initially folded to form tubes
- B65D75/08—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks in sheets or blanks initially folded to form tubes with the ends of the tube closed by folding
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- the present invention relates to the packaging of soap bars. More particularly, this invention relates to the packaging of soap bars that have radiused edges and an arched lower surface.
- the gusset- like folds will be adjacent each of the longitudinal edges of the sheet of film.
- the gusset-like folds can extend inwardly to about any depth. However, it is preferred that they do not extend inwardly to the extent that the gusset-like folds overlap.
- the folds which will provide a three-ply structure results in significant reinforcement of the part of the package with the folds.
- the gusset-like folds are made continuously by means of plows that extend inwardly and that are usually used to form a gusset. Any gusset forming equipment and processes can be used. The forming of gusset folds is well-known in the bag making art.
- Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the film blank to be formed to have gusset-like folds.
- QQ91 Figure 3 is a perspective view of a soap bar packaged in a film with gusset- like end folds.
- FIG. 1 Disclosed in Figure 1 is a sheet of material 10 (a blank) that is to be formed into a package by making gusset-like folds.
- This sheet of material has three types of panels. There is a center panel 14, edge panels 12 and gusset panels 16. There is a fold line 18 between center panel 14 and gusset panels 16 and a fold line 20 between edge panels 12 and gusset panels 16. The sheet of material folds at 18 and 20.
- the center panel 14 will form the top, bottom and longitudinal side surface of the soap bar package. This center panel also will contain most of the decoration and information on the soap bar package.
- the edge panels 12 will form the side closures and seals at each longitudinal end of the soap bar. The bottom surface also will contain some product information.
- the sheet of material 14 can be of essentially any material this such as paper, paperboard and plastic. This includes paper/ plastic, plastic/paper/plastic, plastic /paperboard, plastic/ paperboard/ plastic and plastic/ plastic materials. However, plastics .,are preferred.
- the plastics include essentially any thermoplastics such as polyethylenes, polypropylenes, such as biaxially oriented polypropylenes, polyvinyl chlorides, polyvinyl acetates and polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate.
- the sheet of material can range in thickness from about 10 micron to about 300 micron, and usually about 25 micron to about 200 micron.
- FIG. 1 shows the sheet of film 10 with the gusset-like folds.
- the center panel 14 is defined by gusset folds 18. Between gusset folds 18 and 20 there are gusset panels 16. This then leaves edge panels 12. This structure in the area of the gusset folds 18, 20 will be three-ply using parts of center panel 14, the gusset panel 16 and the edge panels 12. This three-ply structure will provide a reinforcement to this area of the package.
- the gusset panels 16 collectively will comprise about 10 percent to about 50 percent of the area of the center panel 14. In the wrapping of a soap bar this gusset panel usually will have a width of about 1 cm to about 5 cm and preferably about 1.5 cm to about 3 cm.
- the underside of film material 10 will usually have an adhesive layer and preferably a heat activated adhesive.
- the film material is readily heat bonded to itself.
- the adhesive or heat bonding only needs to be strong enough to hold the gusset-like structure prior to and during the packaging operation.
- the package Once the package is formed, and all seals made, the package will maintain its own integrity and the gussets will provide the reinforcing structure.
- Any adhesive that will bond to the plastic film can be used for the underside of film material 10. Acrylics have been found to be useful, and in particular, heat activated acrylics.
- the adhesive layer will be in a thickness of about 1 micron to about 10 microns.
- An adhesive also can be applied between panels 16 and 12 to bond these panel sections together.
- the film material of Figure 2 with the gussets bonded closed will be folded laterally around the soap bar with the center panel substantially covering the longitudinal extent of the soap bar on the top, bottom and side surfaces.
- the parts of edge panels 12 that are not a part of the reinforcing gusset-like fold form the side panels for the soap bar wrapping.
- These side edge panels are folded to form inner fold segments 24(a) and 24(b) and outer fold segments 26(a) and 26(b) and sealed in the usual way. This is conventional folding and sealing.
- the wrapped soap bar of Figure 3 illustrates the use of the film of Figure 2.
- the fold points of the gussetlike fold is shown at 16 between folds 18 and 20 (shown as dashed lines).
- the ends of section 14 of the film which forms a major part of the package are reinforced by the gussets. There will be a conventional longitudinal seal on the bottom of the soap bar.
- soap bar wrappers having reinforced areas from a single sheet of material. This represents a savings in processing over the packages which use two films.
- the forming of the gusset- like folds can be made in-line in the packaging of the soap bars or articles of a related shape.
- a single sheet of film is fed to the packaging machine which makes the gusset folds and feeds the film with the gusset folds into the packaging machine.
- the packaging machine then wraps the film around the soap bar and forms the seals on the ends and on the bottom of the soap bar package.
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AU2002329900A AU2002329900A1 (en) | 2001-08-31 | 2002-08-29 | Soap bar wrapper |
US10/487,754 US20050035008A1 (en) | 2001-08-31 | 2002-08-29 | Soap bar wrapper |
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US31642401P | 2001-08-31 | 2001-08-31 | |
US60/316,424 | 2001-08-31 |
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WO2003020596A2 true WO2003020596A2 (en) | 2003-03-13 |
WO2003020596A3 WO2003020596A3 (en) | 2003-06-05 |
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WO (1) | WO2003020596A2 (en) |
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US8129327B2 (en) | 2006-12-01 | 2012-03-06 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Packaging for high moisture bar soap |
BRPI0810334A2 (en) * | 2007-06-04 | 2019-02-26 | Unilever Nv | detergent packaging and packed detergent bar |
US7886898B2 (en) * | 2008-10-08 | 2011-02-15 | Peter Tsakiris | Surfboard wax bar and apparatus for protecting same |
US20130193025A1 (en) * | 2012-02-01 | 2013-08-01 | Stephenson Group Limited | Pack of a Personal Cleaning Product; Its Manufacture; and Its Use |
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FR756929A (en) * | 1933-04-26 | 1933-12-18 | Winternitz & Co Ing | Packaging retaining its shape in thin material |
US2009511A (en) * | 1934-03-29 | 1935-07-30 | Shellmar Products Co | Container |
FR1135252A (en) * | 1955-04-08 | 1957-04-26 | A Belle Ets | Corrugated cardboard packaging with reinforced edges |
US3073436A (en) * | 1960-08-31 | 1963-01-15 | Procter & Gamble | Package structure |
US4096987A (en) * | 1976-08-30 | 1978-06-27 | The Ritter Company | Reinforced paper bag |
EP0359441A2 (en) * | 1988-09-12 | 1990-03-21 | Calpac, Inc. | Folding corrugated board carton |
US5098012A (en) * | 1986-03-27 | 1992-03-24 | Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Package |
DE19532266A1 (en) * | 1995-09-01 | 1997-03-06 | Gundlach Gmbh & Co Kg E | Pack with ends linked by sidewalls |
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DE3124118A1 (en) * | 1981-06-19 | 1983-02-03 | Focke & Co, 2810 Verden | "CIGARETTE SOFT PACK" |
US4406364A (en) * | 1981-09-03 | 1983-09-27 | Scandia Packaging Machinery Company | Wrapped combination of soap and receptacle for the soap |
DE69226641T2 (en) * | 1992-05-27 | 1999-03-11 | Kohjin Co | WRAPPING PROCEDURE AND WRAPPED OBJECT |
GB9716878D0 (en) * | 1997-08-08 | 1997-10-15 | Unilever Plc | Soap wrappers |
BR9904375B1 (en) * | 1999-06-07 | 2009-08-11 | Bar of soap packed in a transparent packaging. |
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- 2002-08-29 US US10/487,754 patent/US20050035008A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-08-29 AU AU2002329900A patent/AU2002329900A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-08-29 WO PCT/US2002/027448 patent/WO2003020596A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR756929A (en) * | 1933-04-26 | 1933-12-18 | Winternitz & Co Ing | Packaging retaining its shape in thin material |
US2009511A (en) * | 1934-03-29 | 1935-07-30 | Shellmar Products Co | Container |
FR1135252A (en) * | 1955-04-08 | 1957-04-26 | A Belle Ets | Corrugated cardboard packaging with reinforced edges |
US3073436A (en) * | 1960-08-31 | 1963-01-15 | Procter & Gamble | Package structure |
US4096987A (en) * | 1976-08-30 | 1978-06-27 | The Ritter Company | Reinforced paper bag |
US5098012A (en) * | 1986-03-27 | 1992-03-24 | Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Package |
EP0359441A2 (en) * | 1988-09-12 | 1990-03-21 | Calpac, Inc. | Folding corrugated board carton |
DE19532266A1 (en) * | 1995-09-01 | 1997-03-06 | Gundlach Gmbh & Co Kg E | Pack with ends linked by sidewalls |
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AU2002329900A1 (en) | 2003-03-18 |
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