Appeal 2006-0546
Application 10/066,921
means for providing a continuous length of packaging film having two
longitudinal edges;
means for placing said consumer products to be packaged at intervals
along a first longitudinal half of said continuous length of packaging film;
means for feeding a continuous supply of zippers between a center of
said continuous length of packaging film and said consumer products;
means for folding said continuous length of packaging film down the
center thereof whereby a second longitudinal half of said continuous length
of packaging film is placed over upon said first longitudinal half of said
continuous length of packaging film, said consumer products and said
continuous supply of zippers;
means for sealing said continuous supply of zippers to said folded
continuous length of packaging film;
means for sealing said longitudinal edges of said folded continuous
length of packaging film to one another opposite to said film fold and
opposite to said continuous supply of zippers; and
means for sealing said folded continuous length of packaging film
crosswise at intervals between said consumer products to create individual
packages;
wherein said means for folding, said means for sealing said continuous
supply of zippers, and said means for sealing said longitudinal edges are
downstream from said means for placing.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Ausnit US 4,876,842 Oct. 31, 1989
Malin US 6,185,907 B1 Feb. 13, 2001
Belmont US 6,427,421 B1 Aug. 6, 2002
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