US 12,344,430 B2
Vertical flow wrapper with an asymmetrical form shoulder
Bruno Gerfried Baumeister, Aachen (DE)
Assigned to GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS WEERT B.V., RV Weert (NL)
Appl. No. 18/034,896
Filed by GEA Food Solutions Weert B.V., RV Weert (NL)
PCT Filed Nov. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/080369
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 2, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/096453, PCT Pub. Date May 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20205665 (EP), filed on Nov. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017863 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B65B 9/22 (2006.01); B65B 61/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 9/2035 (2013.01) [B65B 9/22 (2013.01); B65B 61/188 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vertical flow-wrapper which produces packages from a packaging material, the vertical flow-wrapper comprising: a form-fill tube, a form shoulder, a longitudinal-sealing means, a cross-sealing means or cutting means, and means for attaching a reclosure means to the packaging material, wherein the form shoulder is an asymmetrical form shoulder and the means for attaching the reclosure means are at least partially provided within vertical boundaries of the asymmetrical form shoulder, wherein the form-fill tube extends along a vertical center axis, and the asymmetrical form shoulder is not symmetrical about any vertical plane that extends through the vertical center axis.