US 12,492,059 B2
Packaging material
Marcus Magee, Bedford (GB)
Assigned to CARLTON PACKAGING LLP, Bedford (GB)
Filed by Carlton Packaging LLP, Bedford (GB)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/541,049.
Application 18/541,049 is a continuation of application No. 17/767,174, abandoned, previously published as PCT/GB2020/052437, filed on Oct. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1914421 (GB), filed on Oct. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0140671 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. B32B 3/24 (2006.01); B31B 70/14 (2017.01); B31D 5/00 (2017.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 29/00 (2006.01); B65B 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 65/02 (2006.01); B65D 65/38 (2006.01); B65D 65/40 (2006.01); B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/03 (2006.01); B31B 70/00 (2017.01); B31B 70/16 (2017.01); B31B 70/20 (2017.01); B31B 70/88 (2017.01); B31B 170/20 (2017.01); B31B 170/30 (2017.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/03 (2013.01) [B31B 70/14 (2017.08); B31D 5/0065 (2013.01); B32B 3/263 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 29/00 (2013.01); B32B 29/005 (2013.01); B65B 11/004 (2013.01); B65D 65/406 (2013.01); B65D 65/44 (2013.01); B31B 70/002 (2017.08); B31B 70/16 (2017.08); B31B 70/20 (2017.08); B31B 70/88 (2017.08); B31B 2170/20 (2017.08); B31B 2170/30 (2017.08); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 2250/26 (2013.01); B32B 2553/00 (2013.01); B32B 2553/02 (2013.01); B65D 65/02 (2013.01); B65D 65/38 (2013.01); B65D 65/40 (2013.01); Y10S 428/9033 (2013.01); Y10S 428/906 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24149 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24281 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24289 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24306 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24314 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24322 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24331 (2015.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recyclable packaging material formed from at least one layer of sheet material, said sheet material having a first portion with a plurality of apertures formed in a predefined and repeating pattern on said sheet material such that, when a movement force is applied in at least one direction to the sheet material, an opening effect is applied to at least some of said apertures and moves the sheet material from a first condition to a second, expanded, condition, wherein the packaging material is expanded to create a three dimensional packaging configuration to increase the volume of the packaging material to create a cushioning effect in the second condition, and wherein the sheet material includes paper or card fibres, and includes a plurality of second portions each having edges defined by the adjacent apertures of the first portion, said second portions provided with no apertures, so as to form a surface of the second portion that will not significantly expand and is for the application of a label and/or indications thereon when the first portion of the sheet material is in the second expanded condition and
wherein the packaging material is provided as a roll to be dispensed in a first direction from a dispensing apparatus in which the roll is retained so as to dispense said first portion of the sheet material with a length defined by a user cutting said first portion from the roll so as to be used to package one or more articles, said apertures provided along the roll such that the detached first portion and the apertures therein extend from the leading edge of the sheet material to the cut edge,
wherein said plurality of second portions are located at predefined spaced apart locations, and located within said first portion of the sheet material such that there is sufficient spacing between the second portions and/or the size of the second portions are sufficiently small such that the second portions do not significantly affect the expansion of the first portion when the movement force is applied thereto, and wherein when said sheet material is in both the first condition and second, expanded, condition, said surface of the second portions are suitable to receive the label with a layer of adhesive thereon to retain the label on said surface and/or indications in the form of ink which is printed or handwritten onto said surface.