Apparatus for and method of forming containers and a container blank

Abstract

A container or container blank ( 100 ) comprises a base portion ( 2 ) having a pair of opposed side wall portions ( 3 B, 5 B) and an opposed front wall portion ( 4 B) and rear wall portion ( 6 B), each wall portion ( 3 B, 4 B, 5 B, 6 B) being connected to the base portion ( 2 ) at a fold line ( 3,4,5,6 ). Each side wall portion ( 3 B, 5 B) has inner and outer sections ( 3 B, 7;5 B, 7 ) separated by a fold land, the sections being adapted for folding about the fold land to assume a position overlying one another, the outer section ( 7 ) including locking means ( 7 A, 7 B) engagable in the base portion ( 2 ) to secure said overlying position. The front and rear wall portions ( 4 B, 6 B) each have a riser section and a lid section ( 11,10 ). The base at least has attached thereto a web of material ( 12 ) adapted to retain an article within a container formed from the blank ( 100 ). An apparatus and method for forming a container blank having a web attached thereto and an apparatus and method for forming a container from blank are disclosed with reference to the direction in which adhesive is applied to secure the material web to the base and the improved tension characteristics of the web and article within the container. An apparatus and method for filing, closing and sealing an open-mouthed container is also disclosed.

1 . A container or container blank comprising: 
 a base portion having a pair of opposed side wall portions and an opposed front wall portion and rear wall portion, each wall portion being connected to the base portion at a fold line;    each side wall portion having inner and outer sections, separated by a fold land, the sections being adapted for folding about the fold land to assume a position overlying one another, the outer section including locking means engagable in the base portion to secure said overlying position;    the front and rear wall portions each having a riser section and a lid section; and    at least one portion having attached thereto a web of material adapted to retain an article within the container or a container formed from the blank,    wherein the material is secured to at least one portion using adhesive applied in a direction consistent with the direction in which the web is applied and along which tension is applied to retain the article within the container.    
   
   
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