US 12,420,512 B2
Apparatus for manufacturing a container
Peter Gough, Northampton (GB); and Henry Slack, London (GB)
Assigned to Frugalpac Limited, Ipswich (GB)
Appl. No. 18/007,125
Filed by FRUGALPAC LIMITED, Ipswich (GB)
PCT Filed Jul. 27, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/051929
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/023729, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2011685 (GB), filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0226790 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B31B 50/59 (2017.01); B31B 50/62 (2017.01); B31B 50/74 (2017.01); B31B 50/84 (2017.01); B31B 105/00 (2017.01); B31B 110/20 (2017.01); B31B 120/00 (2017.01); B31B 120/40 (2017.01)
CPC B31B 50/594 (2018.05) [B31B 50/62 (2017.08); B31B 50/741 (2017.08); B31B 50/84 (2017.08); B31B 2105/002 (2017.08); B31B 2110/20 (2017.08); B31B 2120/002 (2017.08); B31B 2120/40 (2017.08); B31B 2241/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for use in manufacturing a bottle, the bottle comprising an inner pouch and an outer paperboard shell, the shell being made from a sheet blank comprising a main body panel, and a plurality of neck panels including at least first and second neck panels, and the apparatus comprising:
a former having a cavity for receiving said pouch, the former comprising a main body section, a neck section and a shoulder section extending between the main body section and the neck section;
at least two neck press elements, each neck press element including a press surface facing and aligned with at least a part of the neck section of the former, and each neck press element being moveable into a clamping position to clamp a part of one of said neck panels between the neck press element and the neck section of the former, with the plurality of neck panels, in combination, extending around an outer circumference of the former; and
at least two shoulder press elements, each shoulder press element including a press surface facing and aligned with the shoulder section of the former, and each shoulder press element being moveable into a clamping position to clamp a part of one of said neck panels between the shoulder press element and the shoulder section of the former,
wherein the cavity extends through the neck section and the main body section of the former.