Method for forming an easy-open container having an improved reinforcing and tear strip

摘要

A method is provided of manufacturing an easy-open container. A bodywall layer strip is positioned on a wider liner layer strip to define first and second edge portions on the side of the wider liner layer which extends transversely beyond the bodywall layer side edges. These layers are fed to a mandrel and the first liner layer edge portion is folded-over onto an outside surface of the bodywall layer and a high strength bond is formed therebetween. The resulting layers are spirally wound on the mandrel to form a continuous tube having a spiral seam with the bodywall layer side edges forming a butt joint and with each of the first and second liner layer edge portions extending through the butt joint and out of the spiral seam. The second liner layer edge portion is positioned on the first folded-over liner layer edge portion and a low strength bond is formed therebetween. A flexible label layer is spirally wound onto the tube on the mandrel with its longitudinal edges in overlapped relationship. The label layer is positioned in superimposed bridging relation to the spiral seam and the liner layer edge portions and in superimposed relation to the remainder of the bodywall layer so that the overlapped label layer edges are adjacent to but not directly superimposed thereon. A low strength bond is formed between the overlapped label layer edges and a high strength bond is formed between the superimposed label layer and the second liner layer edge portion and the superimposed label layer and bodywall layer. The thus wound continuous tube is then cut into individual container lengths.