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(11) | EP 0 498 490 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Method for manufacturing packaging material for consumer products, method for packing these products with this packaging material and the packaging material |
(57) A method for manufacturing packaging material for consumer products such as biscuits,
tobacco, confectionery and the like, wherein use is made of a transparent foil of
weldabel material. According to the invention the foil (10) is unwound from a supply roll (11) as a first web, a sheet (12) of pre-printed material of smaller sizes than that of the first web (10) is adhered thereto, and a second web of foil (13) is arranged over the sheet and fixedly welded outside it onto the first web. In preference a sheet-like material is used that is stiffer than the foil used, whereby the sheet-like material can acquire a supporting and protective function in addition to an informative function, wherein according to the invention it is also possible for the sheet-like material to be provided with fold lines. A three-dimensional packaging can hereby be formed in simple manner which is suitable for more costly products such as confectionary. |