Patent ID: 6322486
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B31B,B65B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of manipulating a first elongated plate-like part having a first component of a blank to be converted into a hinged-lid packet for rod-shaped smokers' products, said first component having a first length that includes two spaced-apart first component end portions, and which first component is to overlie one side of a neighboring second elongated plate-like part constituting a second component of said blank, said second component having a second length less than said first length, said second component attached to two flaps, the method comprising the steps of:folding the first component end portions relative to a region of said first component between said first component end portions along predetermined fold lines extending transversely of said first and second elongated plate-like parts and spaced apart from each other a distance less than said first length but close to said second length;pivoting at least one of said first and second elongated plate-like parts relative to the other of said elongated plate-like parts so that the first elongated plate-like part overlies the one side of the second elongated plate-like part;pressing the first elongated plate-like part against the one side of the second elongated plate-like part simultaneously with said folding step; andpivoting the flaps relative to the second elongated plate-like part simultaneously with the folding of said first component end portions relative to the first elongated plate-like part.