Patent ID: 9617019
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B65B

Claim:
1. A method of forming a packaged good article, the method comprising: establishing a continuous path of travel by an automatically driven conveyor chain for a partial package forming mandrel, the mandrel defining a major axis and an open interior region extending between a package side and a loading side, the package side terminating at a terminal end opposite the loading side, the terminal end being open to the interior region; wrapping a packaging material about the package side at a first station along the path of travel to define a partial package having a closed end extending across the terminal end and an open end disposed over the mandrel, wherein the major axis is arranged at a first angle relative to the path of travel at the first station; dispensing a product into the partial package via the loading side of the mandrel at a second station along the path of travel; pivoting the mandrel relative to the path of travel between the second station and a third station along the path of travel; separating the partial package and the mandrel from one another at the third Station along the path of travel, wherein the major axis is arranged at a second angle relative to the path of travel at the third station; wherein the first angle and the second angle are different; and closing the open end of the partial package to form a packaged good article.