Claims
- 1. A method of producing a generally three-sided tubular article from a continuous length or web of sheet material, which comprises the steps of feeding along a path having at least a linear terminal portion two continuous web sections, one superposed upon the other, which are joined along a common edge to provide when viewed in transverse cross-section, a generally U-shaped web configuration having a transverse dimension generally corresponding to the depth dimension of said tubular article sealing together the leading edges of said web sections along a line extending generally transversely of the web length to form the leading end into a two-sided pocket, advancing a generally flattened supporting form in a plane generally coincident with the linear web path portion along an angular path intersecting with said terminal web path portion to introduce said flattened form into said semi-pocket with the leading end of said form engaging said sealed web end, sealing together said two web sections along a transverse strip region immediately proximate the trailing end of said form to close the third side of said end pocket with the form disposed therein, separating the thus-formed pocket from the web sections by severing through said sealed strip to concurrently form a further two-sided semipocket, transfering the separated article containing the supporting form from said terminal path portion, and repeating said advancing, sealing, separating and transfering steps with further supporting forms.
- 2. The method of claim 1 including the steps of applying an elastic band around the periphery of the open fourth side of said tubular article and stripping the same from said form.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said tubular article has openings at the corners defined by the intersections of the three closed sides thereof and including the further steps of severing from said web sections a first corner portion between said sealed leading end and said common joined edge and subsequently before each said form is introduced to said semi-pocket notching said web sections from their common joined edge to remove a V-shaped portion thereof symmetrical with each of said sealed transverse strip regions and form openings in the adjacent corners of successive pairs of the ultimate articles.
- 4. The method of claim 2 including the further steps of applying an elastic band around each said corner opening and then stripping said article from said form.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of said supporting forms are moved cyclically in an endless path including said angular path portion converging with said linear web path portion.
- 6. The method of claim 4 wherein said forms are advanced stepwise through said cyclical path and said web sections are advanced stepwise along its path by the continued movement of each said form after the same has been introduced into a web semi-pocket.
- 7. The method of claim 4 wherein said elastic band applying and stripping steps are performed at subsequent points on said endless path.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said angular converging path portion is arcuate.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein a continuous length of said sheet material is doubled over laterally upon itself to form said U-shaped web configuration.
Priority Claims (1)
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26997/70 |
Jun 1970 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 358,953, filed May 10, 1973, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Divisions (1)
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