Patent ID: 7004346
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B29K,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating and filling receptacles, the method comprising the steps of making receptacles by thermoforming a strip of thermoplastic material, filling the receptacles, applying a capsule strip on the strip of thermoplastic material, fixing the capsule strip to the edge of each receptacle so as to form one capsule per receptacle, cutting out the receptacles and their capsules from the strip of thermoplastic material and the capsule strip, and separating the receptacles with their capsules from said strips, wherein, prior to applying the capsule strip to the strip of thermoplastic material, a preliminary cut is made in the strip of thermoplastic material for each receptacle so as to define a portion of the outline of the edge of the receptacle, and wherein, during the step of cutting out the receptacles and their capsules, a through cut is made for each receptacle through the assembly constituted by the strip of thermoplastic material and by the capsule strip over a portion of the remainder of the outline of the receptacle, and a complementary cut passing through the capsule strip alone is also made, which complementary cut is connected to said through cut and thus defines for each receptacle a portion of the capsule strip that extends beyond the preliminary cut so as to form a pull tab for the capsule of the receptacle.