Global Patent Index - EP 3317199 B1

EP 3317199 B1 20210818 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A UNISEX ZIPPERED PACKAGE WITH WIDE MOUTH

Title (en)

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A UNISEX ZIPPERED PACKAGE WITH WIDE MOUTH

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER VERPACKUNG MIT GESCHLECHTSNEUTRALEM REISSVERSCHLUSS UND WEITER ÖFFNUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN EMBALLAGE À FERMETURE À GLISSIÈRE UNISEXE AVEC EMBOUCHURE LARGE

Publication

EP 3317199 B1 20210818 (EN)

Application

EP 16724999 A 20160503

Priority

  • US 201514754755 A 20150630
  • US 2016030524 W 20160503

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017003555A1] Method for manufacturing reclosable packages, wherein a unisex zipper (20) is looped so as to form a gap (23) between the ends (20A, 20B) of the zipper and sealed inside of the package, comprising providing a web (42) moving in a machine direction; attaching a reclosure (20) including an interlocking element across the web in a transverse direction, thereby providing respective first and second spaces (61, 62) of the web inwardly adjacent from respective first and second edges (42A, 42B) of the web, the first and second spaces of the web being outwardly adjacent from the respective first and second ends (20A, 20B) of the reclosure; and bringing said spaces of the web together, thereby positioning portions of the interlocking element proximate to said ends of the reclosure into unmated opposing end-wise alignment, said ends of the reclosure being separated by the gap (23).

IPC 8 full level

B31B 70/81 (2017.01); B65B 61/18 (2006.01); B65D 33/25 (2006.01); B31B 155/00 (2017.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B31B 70/8133 (2017.07 - EP US); B65B 61/188 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 33/2508 (2013.01 - EP); B31B 2155/0012 (2017.07 - EP)

Citation (examination)

EP 3072821 A1 20160928 - PACKAGING MACHINERY DIRECT LTD [IE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017003555 A1 20170105; BR 112017028421 A2 20180828; BR 112017028421 B1 20220510; CA 2986901 A1 20170105; CA 2986901 C 20190528; EP 3317199 A1 20180509; EP 3317199 B1 20210818; MX 2017016463 A 20180517

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016030524 W 20160503; BR 112017028421 A 20160503; CA 2986901 A 20160503; EP 16724999 A 20160503; MX 2017016463 A 20160503