Patent ID: 6935086
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method for making a flexible multi-pack package containing a product, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a continuous sheet of film having lettering printed in an orientation such that when the sheet of film is fed through a vertical form, fill and seal machine, the lettering appear sideways; b) feeding said film into said vertical form, fill and seal machine; c) directing said film around a forming tube; d) forming a back seal on the film, thereby creating a tube of film around the forming tube; e) forming a first transverse seal across the tube of film; f) introducing a product a first time into the tube of film; g) forming a second transverse seal above the first transverse seal, thereby forming a first bag oriented sideways; h) perforating said second transverse seal; i) introducing the product a second time into the tube of film; and j) forming a third transverse seal above the second transverse seal, thereby forming a second bag oriented sideways; k) cutting across the third seal to form said multi-pack package comprising said first and second bags removably attached to each other by said second transverse seal, l) standing up the connected first and second bags so that they are horizontally adjacent to each other such that the first, second and third transverse seals are vertically oriented and the lettering is oriented upright.