Claims
- 1. An insert adapted for use in conjunction with packaging apparatus comprising:
- a three-dimensional object;
- a piece of cardstock including a top surface defined by first and second ends and first and second side edges;
- thermo-sealable laminate applied to the top surface of the piece of cardstock; and
- an overwrap material circumscribing the three-dimensional object and the cardstock, the overwrap material being in sealing relation with the laminate proximate to the first and second side edges to prevent lateral movement of the three-dimensional object toward the side edges of the cardstock.
- 2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein the laminate extends the lengthwise dimension of the cardstock.
- 3. The invention as in claim 2 wherein the overwrap material is heat-applied to the laminate.
- 4. The invention as in claim 1 wherein the overwrap material is heat-sealed proximate the ends of the cardstock to provide a relatively flat transverse band surface.
- 5. The invention as in claim 4 wherein the relatively flat transverse band surface interconnects the insert with a second insert provided in a continuous web, the transverse band including a perforation formed therein.
- 6. The invention as in claim 1 wherein the laminate is fabricated of an olefin-based thermo-sealable material.
- 7. A continuous web of a plurality of three-dimensional inserts adapted for handling by automated packaging apparatus, each insert in the web comprising:
- a three-dimensional object;
- a piece of cardstock including a top surface, first and second ends, and first and second side edges;
- a laminate applied to the top surface of the cardstock; and
- an overwrap material in surrounding relation to the three-dimensional object and to the cardstock, the overwrap material being in heat-sealing engagement with the laminate proximate to the first and second side edges to present opposed, relatively flat side surfaces engageable with the packaging apparatus.
- 8. The invention as in claim 7 wherein the laminate is a thermo-sealable olefin-based material.
- 9. The invention as in claim 8 wherein the overwrap material is heat-sealed proximate to the ends of the cardstock to provide a relatively flat transverse band connecting one insert in the web with a succeeding insert in the web.
- 10. The invention as in claim 9 wherein the transverse band has a weakened portion formed therein.
- 11. The invention as in claim 10 wherein the weakened portion is a perforation.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 8/742,785, filed Oct. 31, 1996.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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