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Packaging of personal articles by banding bundles

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-03-27
DSG INT LTD
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The present invention aims to offer a cost-effective way of packaging diapers. It seeks to improve efficiency and reduce shipping and handling costs. The invention provides a packaged bundle of diapers at a lower cost than conventional boxed diapers.

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The cost of packaging the diapers in the box represents a large percentage of the entire cost of the box of diapers and reduces the profit per diaper for a manufacturer, increases costs for the consumer, and results in unnecessary waste from discarded packaging material.
The cost of the articles being packaged for retail is low enough that the cost of the retail box materials and handling is a large fraction of the final sales price of the packaged articles.
However, the additional volume in the box 110 reduces the number of boxes fitting on pallets for shipping.
Thus, the unused volume of the box 110 increases the shipping and handling costs for the diapers 112.

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[0021]Diapers and other personal care articles may be packaged at a lower cost and in a smaller volume of space by bagging stacks of diapers (or other articles), bundling the bags, and packaging the bundles. Bands may be applied around the bundles for shipping and / or retail sale. Eliminating the use of the box for packaging reduces the cost of packaging due to the box and reduces the total volume occupied by the packaged diapers, which reduces the shipping and handling costs associated with sale of the diapers. The diapers may be packaged by stacking diapers, bagging the stacks, and bundling the bags as described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 2-5.

[0022]FIG. 2 is an illustration of an exemplary packaging of bundled single push bags according to one embodiment of the disclosure. It should be understood that although FIG. 2 refers to diapers, the method of packaging can be applied to other articles and the application to other articles is within the scope of the present ...

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Abstract

Diaper packaging having a reduced manufacturing cost may be created by bagging stacks of diapers and bundling the bags. Bands may be applied circumscribing the bundled bags of diapers. One band may be applied along a first direction perpendicular with the length of the stacked diapers. A second band may applied in a second direction parallel with the length of the stacked diapers. The bags of diapers may include several stacks of diapers, and the bundles may include several bags of diapers. For certain bundle configurations of packaged diapers, additional bands may be placed circumscribing the bundles for improved stability. Packaging by banding bundles of diapers may also be used to package other personal care articles and absorbent articles.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 410,680 to Russell Ables entitled “Packaging of Personal Articles by Banding Bundles” and filed on Nov. 5, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to packaging of personal articles.BACKGROUND[0003]Diapers and other personal care articles are conventionally packaged in boxes for sale in retail stores. A conventional packaging of diapers is illustrated in FIG. 1. A retail box 110 stores a number of stacked diapers 112. The retail box 110 may be a conventional cardboard box with color advertising printed on the surfaces of the box facing away from the diapers. The cost of packaging the diapers in the box represents a large percentage of the entire cost of the box of diapers and reduces the profit per diaper for a manufacturer, increases costs for the consumer, and results in unnecessary waste...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D71/02B65D85/16B65D85/07
CPCB65D85/16B65D71/02B65D85/07
Inventor ABLES, RUSSELL A.
Owner DSG INT LTD