Squeeze tube and method of making a squeeze tube

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10676244-B2
Application number	US-201916354274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2019
Priority date	Jun 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

A squeeze tube includes a fluid-discharge container and a fluid-discharge closure mated to the fluid-storage container. The fluid-discharge closure is coupled to one end of the fluid-storage container and configured to discharge selectively fluid stored in a product-storage region formed in the fluid-storage container.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process of manufacturing a package, the process comprising the steps of:
providing a metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet having a first side and an opposite second side,
embossing the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet to provide an embossed sheet including a non-embossed portion and an embossment coupled to the non-embossed portion and arranged to extend away from the non-embossed portion,
cutting the embossed sheet into at least one container blank,
using the at least one container blank and a closure to establish a package formed to include a fill aperture arranged to open into a product-storage region formed in the package.

2. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of printing an ink graphic onto the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet.

3. The process of claim 2 , further comprising the step of aligning the ink graphic with the embossment.

4. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of using the at least one container blank to establish an embossed tube.

5. The process of claim 4 , further comprising the step of cutting the embossed tube to provide a sleeve formed to include the product-storage region therein, a mouth at a head end of the sleeve arranged to open into the product-storage region, and the fill aperture at an opposite tail end of the sleeve arranged to open into the product-storage region.

6. The process of claim 5 , further comprising the step of coupling the closure to the head end of the sleeve to close the mouth and establish the package.

7. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of establishing a sleeve from the at least one container blank by causing a first longitudinal edge of the container blank to overlap a second longitudinal edge of the container blank and coupling the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge together.

8. A process of manufacturing a package, the process comprising the steps of:
providing a metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet having a first side and an opposite second side,
embossing the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet to provide an embossed sheet including a non-embossed portion and an embossment coupled to the non-embossed portion and arranged to extend away from the non-embossed portion,
using the embossed sheet and a closure to establish a package formed to include a fill aperture arranged to open into a product-storage region formed in the package
wherein the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet includes plastics materials, and
wherein the metal-free multi-layer plastics-material sheet includes at least three layers.

9. The process of claim 8 , wherein the at least three layers include an inner layer, an outer layer, and a core layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer.

10. The process of claim 8 , wherein at least two layers of the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet are co-extruded to establish a laminate sheet.

11. The process of claim 8 , wherein at least two layers of the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet are laminated together to establish a laminate sheet.

12. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of capping, wherein product is placed in the product-storage region and a tail end of the package is at least one of closed and sealed.

13. A tube comprising:
a container formed to include a product-storage region and a mouth arranged to open into the product-storage region,
a closure coupled to the container to close the mouth and provide a first boundary of the product-storage region,
wherein the container includes a side wall having an inner surface arranged to face toward the product-storage region and provide a second boundary of the product-storage region and an opposite outer surface arranged to face away from the product-storage region and a tail-end closure coupled to the side wall and configured to provide a third boundary of the product-storage region and the side wall includes an non-embossed portion and an embossment coupled to the non-embossed portion of the side wall, and
wherein the side wall comprises a metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet,
wherein the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet includes plastics materials, and
wherein the metal-free multi-layer plastics-material sheet includes at least three layers.

14. The tube of claim 13 , wherein the at least three layers include an inner layer, an outer layer, and a core layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer.

15. The tube of claim 13 , wherein at least two layers of the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet are co-extruded to establish a laminate sheet.

16. The tube of claim 13 , wherein at least two layers of the metal-free multi-layer laminate plastics-material sheet are laminated together to establish a laminate sheet.

Assignees

• Berry Plastics Corp

Inventors

• Goddard John R
• Seibert Bryan K

Classifications

• B31B50/88

  Printing; Embossing · CPC title

• B31B2110/10

  having a cross section of varying size or shape, e.g. conical or pyramidal · CPC title

• B65D35/10 Primary

  made by uniting or interconnecting two or more components · CPC title

• B31B2105/0022

  Making boxes from tubular webs or blanks, e.g. with separate bottoms, including tube or bottom forming operations · CPC title

• B31B2105/001

  made from laminated webs, e.g. including laminating the webs · CPC title