Patent ID: 6354062
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A process for attaching a holder and straw assembly including a straw portion to a carton in a continuous form, fill and seal process comprising the steps of:unrolling a rolled sheet material being comprised of a plurality of carton sections, each carton section having a hole formed therein; sealingly attaching the holder and straw assembly to the sheet material over said hole; such that the straw portion extends inside the sleeve attaching a strip to the holder and straw assembly; forming the sheet into a columnar sleeve; sealing a longitudinal seal along the columnar sleeve; adding the beverage into the sealed columnar sleeve; forming a top and bottom transverse seal across the columnar sleeve and through the beverage; cutting each carton from the columnar sleeve; and forming a parallelepipedic carton having a drinking straw therein.