A single face paperboard which includes a plurality of transversely spaced apart creases which substantially orthogonally intersect the longitudinal axis of each of the flutes thereon to facilitate the wrapping of objects, and an apparatus for making same. The distance between the adjacent creases are proportionate to the flute height of the corrugation.
B65D 65/40 - Applications of laminates for particular packaging purposes
B65D 81/02 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
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IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO PAPERBOARD MANUFACTURE
A machine for producing corrugated paperboard which includes: an endless fluted conveyor belt assembly having an endless fluted conveyor belt including a plurality of adjacent flutes thereon wherein the flutes are configured to correspond to the teeth on a corrugating roller which is located at the upstream end of the endless fluted conveyor assembly; at least one source of electromagnetic radiation and associated support surface located downstream of a glue applicator, said associated support surface also being sufficiently proximate to the flutes on the endless fluted conveyor belt, so as in use, to be capable of at least partially holding newly glued planar sheet and corrugated sheet material together; and wherein the machine further includes an industrial inkjet printer which is positioned to print a planar liner sheet prior to the liner sheet being bonded to a corrugated sheet material.
This invention relates to a rotary blade, made from an at least partially resilient material, wherein the rotary blade has a thickness, which facilitates lateral flexing of at least a portion of the rotary blade, and wherein the rotary blade includes: " a body portion having a substantially central aperture, and " at least one cutting section extending from the body portion and defined by at least one transition edge and at least one cutting edge, and wherein the rotary blade is configured such that in use the transition edge(s) terminate(s) contact between the cutting edge(s) and a material being cut enabling the cutting section to if necessary laterally flex back toward the body portion.
B26D 1/15 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis with vertical cutting member
B26D 1/29 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting with cutting member mounted in the plane of a rotating disc, e.g. for slicing beans
B27B 5/29 - Sawing machines working with circular saw bladesComponents or equipment therefor DetailsComponent partsAccessories
B26D 1/28 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting
B27B 5/02 - Sawing machines working with circular saw bladesComponents or equipment therefor characterised by a special purpose only
A machine for creating perforated corrugated board wherein the machine includes : a) at least one apparatus configured to perforate (hereafter referred to as an "ACP") corrugated board after a corrugated board exits the corrugator as part of a continuous process, so that the perforations are spread over at least a portion of the corrugated board.
B65D 81/24 - Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contentsApplications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
B31F 1/20 - CorrugatingCorrugating combined with laminating to other layers
B32B 3/00 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form
B32B 33/00 - Layered products characterised by particular properties or particular surface features, e.g. particular surface coatingsLayered products designed for particular purposes not covered by another single class
A conveyor system for re-orienting strips of laminated corrugated board which includes: - a first conveyor assembly; and - a second conveyor assembly, wherein the first conveyor assembly conveys a plurality of adjacent strips having an upright orientation to the second conveyor assembly; wherein the second conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt configured to convey the plurality of adjacent strips at a faster speed to that at which the strips are delivered to the second conveyor assembly by the first conveyor assembly; and wherein the acceleration of each strip upon contacting the second conveyor assembly causes that strip to move away from the adjacent strip and tip over from the upright orientation to a flat orientation.
B65G 47/31 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors by varying the relative speeds of the conveyors forming the series
A closed cell board including a core sandwiched between first and second liner sheets wherein the second liner sheet has a stronger construction than the first liner sheet, or vice versa.
A closed cell coreboard which includes: at least one upper sheet and/or at least one lower liner sheet; a core layer, said core layer comprising a plurality of adjacently abutted end aligned strips of vertical axis flute material (SVAFM); characterised in that the SVAFM have at least one edge surface which include(s) a plurality of projections formed there along which are folded, or can become folded during lamination to an upper and/or lower liner sheet(s). Also disclosed is a cutting roller which can be rolled over the top and/or bottom surfaces of the SVAFM to provide notches which define the plurality of foldable projections.
B32B 3/06 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions for securing layers togetherLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions for attaching the product to another member, e.g. to a support
B32B 3/22 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a discontinuous layer, i.e. apertured or formed of separate pieces of material characterised by an internal layer formed of separate pieces of material of spaced pieces
E04C 2/38 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure with attached ribs, flanges, or the like, e.g. framed panels
B31D 3/02 - Making articles of cellular structure, e.g. insulating board honeycombed structures
E04C 2/36 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure composed of two or more spaced sheet-like parts spaced apart by transversely-placed strip material, e.g. honeycomb panels
The present invention relates to an apparatus for, and method of, bonding a substantially planar porous sheet material to a porous corrugated sheet material in a continuous process, the apparatus comprising a linear corrugator module (300) comprising a corrugating roller (306); an endless fluted conveyor belt (301) wherein the fluted surface (302) of the conveyor belt intermeshes with the teeth on the corrugating roller; a glue applicator (308); and an endless tensioned belt assembly which holds the planar and corrugated sheets together so a bond is formed between them. The production rate (and therefore the dimensions of the corrugating roll) is governed by the formula RP=DHT/BT, where RP is the rate of production in metres/minute; DHT is the distance in metres for which the respective sheets are held together; and BT is the bond time of the adhesive in minutes.
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
The present invention relates to a method of forming a support structure from a sheet of closed cell coreboard characterised by the step of forming at least one crease across one face of the sheet and folding the sheet.
B32B 3/18 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a discontinuous layer, i.e. apertured or formed of separate pieces of material characterised by an internal layer formed of separate pieces of material
B32B 3/12 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a discontinuous layer, i.e. apertured or formed of separate pieces of material characterised by a layer of regularly-arranged cells whether integral or formed individually or by conjunction of separate strips, e.g. honeycomb structure
B65D 19/34 - Rigid pallets without side walls with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components made wholly or mainly of paper
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CORRUGATED BOARD WITH CUSHIONING STRIPS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
The present invention relates to a packaging material including: - a substantially planar backing sheet; wherein there are a plurality of cushioning strips individually adhered to the backing sheet material to form substantially parallel rows; the cushioning strips being in the form of laminated corrugated paper board.
The present invention relates to a method of aligning laterally disposed strips of material existing in a common plane for the purpose of laminating said strips, wherein said material is substantially inflexible about a lateral axis. The method is characterised by the step of tilting at least one strip of material so as to be angled with respect to the common plane to enable redirection of said angled strip(s) to align with and become longitudinally overlaid with at least one strip which remains in the common plane.
The present invention relates to a cutting assembly for cutting sheet material including: at least one blade; and a support sub-assembly positioned opposite the blade; the cutting assembly characterised in that the support sub-assembly includes a slot or other space configured to receive at least part of the blade during at least part of the cutting action, wherein the blade is in the form of a disc having a thickness of substantially 0.15mm - 0.25mm.
B26D 1/00 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor
B26D 3/00 - Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut madeApparatus therefor
B26D 1/143 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis
The present invention relates to a carton including a base, and walls extending from the edges of the base, the carton characterised in that at least one wall is configured to provide a fluid conduit extending from the base of the wall to the top of the wall.
B65D 81/24 - Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contentsApplications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
B65D 21/024 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together for stacking containers lying on their sides, or for joining containers side-by-side, by means which are lateral with respect to the normal orientation of the containers
B65D 21/032 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together for stacking containers one upon another in the upright or upside down position, e.g. with vertically projecting elements or recesses
B65D 19/44 - Elements or devices for locating articles on platforms
B65D 25/00 - Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
The present invention relates to a method of forming a board from a number of substantially planar layers, including the steps of a) ensuring a layer is positioned substantially in a horizontal plane; and b) applying adhesive to the layer; and c) moving the layer to a holding station; and d) holding the layer horizontally against another layer within the holding station; and e) repeating steps a) to d) until a stack of layers is formed having a height substantially equivalent to the desired width of the board to be formed; the method characterised by the step of f) removing the stack from the holding device once the layers have had sufficient time to bond to each other.
B32B 3/28 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids characterised by a layer comprising a deformed thin sheet, e.g. corrugated, crumpled
The present invention relates to a rotary blade including a spacer, and a substantially central aperture within the spacer, and a number of blade sections extending from the spacer, the blade characterised in that for trailing edge of a blade section as separated from the leading edge of the preceding blade section by a distance greater than the depth of the cut made by the blade section.
B26D 1/15 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis with vertical cutting member
The present invention relates to a corrugating roller configured with at least two opposing sides, and a corrugated contact surface about an outer face of the roller, the roller characterised in that the roller includes a passageway from one opposing side to another, the passageway configured to allow fluid flow from the contact surface of the roller to at least one side of the roller, according to a further aspect of the invention the corrugated outer surface of the roller is effectively formed by a plurality of discs located about a common axis and each separated from one another by a radial space.
B31F 1/20 - CorrugatingCorrugating combined with laminating to other layers
B30B 3/00 - Presses characterised by the use of rotary pressing members, e.g. rollers, rings, discs
B30B 11/18 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses using profiled rollers
The present invention relates to a method of forming an edge protector from a panel, including the steps of a) forming a channel in the panel; b) applying adhesive into the channel; c) folding the panel to close the channel; and d) holding the channel closed until the adhesive has formed a bond.
B65D 59/00 - Plugs, sleeves, caps, or like rigid or semi-rigid elements for protecting parts of articles or for bundling articles, e.g. protectors for screw-threads, corner protectors, end caps for tubes or for bundling rod-shaped articles
A method of bonding a substantially planar sheet material to a corrugated sheet material using an automated process the method characterised by the steps of a) applying adhesive in discrete amounts to the contact points of the corrugated sheet material, and b) holding the sheet materials together until a bond is formed between them.
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
B32B 7/14 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties applied in spaced arrangements, e.g. in stripes
B31F 5/04 - Attaching together sheets, strips or websReinforcing edges by exclusive use of adhesives
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