US 11,851,232 B2
Process for forming a hood for a tray
Henri Theo Leonie Ruers, Antwerp (BE); and Andrea Ziantoni Liberatori, La Hulpe (BE)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/096,172.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/299,582, filed on Jan. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227186 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65B 7/01 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 7/01 (2013.01) [B65B 7/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. A process for packaging a product comprising the steps of:
manufacturing the product, wherein said product is a substrate treatment composition;
providing a tray carriage system;
providing a tray movable in or on said tray carriage system;
moving said tray via said tray carriage system in a machine direction;
providing a dispensing system above said tray carriage system;
dispensing said product into said tray via said dispensing system;
providing a hood engagement system above said tray carriage system and downstream of said dispensing system;
providing a hood moveable in said hood engagement system, wherein said hood is erected by a process comprising the steps of:
providing a flat blank comprising a leading panel, a trailing panel opposite said leading panel, a hood top extending between said leading panel and said trailing panel, a leading fold line between said leading panel and said hood top, a trailing fold line between said trailing panel and said hood top;
providing a flat insert adhered to a panel selected from the group of said leading panel, said trailing panel, and combinations thereof, wherein said flat insert has a central portion between said leading fold line and said trailing fold line and wherein said central portion is unattached to said hood top;
providing a die comprising a leading edge and trailing edge, a pair of side edges extending from said leading edge to said trailing edge, and a die recess, wherein said die recess is recessed relative to said leading edge, said trailing edge, and said side edges;
providing hood mold having a cavity;
orienting said flat insert towards said die recess; and
positioning said die within said hood mold to fold said flat blank about said leading fold line and said trailing fold line and to fold said flat insert coincidentally with at least one of said leading fold line and said trailing fold line, whereby said central portion is spaced apart from said hood top; and
engaging said hood with said tray via said hood engagement system to fit said insert within said tray and close said tray to form a closed package.