Patent ID: 6374583
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for packaging an article in foils of a film, each foil extending in longitudinal and transverse directions and having two transverse strips of a sealing coating along two transverse edges and two longitudinal strips of sealing coating extending on either side of the article to be packaged and perpendicular to the transverse strips in the regions of formation of the twists at a distance from the longitudinal edges of the foil, the ends of the transverse strips being spaced from the longitudinal edges a distance corresponding to the distance the longitudinal strips are spaced from the longitudinal edges, the process comprising:depositing the article between the transverse strips and between the longitudinal strips on a side of the foil having said strips to leave excess film extending beyond the article: raising the two transverse edges substantially vertically; positioning the two transverse edges proximate one another on top of the article; sealing the transverse edges to one another by the two transverse strips; folding the two transverse edges thus sealed back over the article; and twisting the excess film in the area of the longitudinal strips to form two twists.