Appeal No. 2006-2895 Page 2
Application No. 09/971,469
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a method of preparing reinforced carton
blanks. Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on
appeal. A copy of all of the claims can be found in the appendix to the appellants’
brief.
1. A method of preparing reinforced carton blanks,
comprising:
moving a series of carton sheets toward an engaging
position along a processing path, with each of the sheets having
a desired grain orientation to enable an optimal number of press
repeats per carton sheet;
moving at least one strip of a reinforcing material toward
registration with each of the sheets, with the at least one strip of
reinforcing material having a grain orientation aligned with the
grain orientation of the carton sheets;
applying an adhesive material between each sheet and an
associated strip of reinforcing material;
attaching each sheet to its at least one associated strip of
reinforcing material; and
cutting the attached carton sheet and the associated
reinforcing material to form carton blanks.
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