IP Library Granted Patent US 12,643,706
Granted Patent B2
US 12,643,706 · App. 16/087,844 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Package sleeve, package and method for manufacturing a package

Inventors: Matthias Dammers (Alsdorf, DE); Birgit Birninger (Linnich, DE); Christoph Mehler (Moenchengladbach, DE); Thomas Vetten (Duesseldorf, DE)
Assignee: SIG Services AG
B65D3/08B65D5/0209B65D5/029B65D5/064B65D5/4266B65D5/746B65D5/40
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Patent No.
US 12,643,706
App. No.
16/087,844
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a package sleeve made of a composite material for the manufacture of a package. The package sleeve includes a sleeve surface with an inner partial area and two outer partial areas, a longitudinal seam connecting two edges of the composite material to form a circumferential package sleeve, and two secondary fold lines running through the sleeve surface. The package sleeve is folded along two secondary fold lines. Apart from the two secondary fold lines, the package sleeve does not contain any further continuous fold lines in the region of the inner partial area of the sleeve surface. Also provided are a package and a method for manufacturing a package.

Claims (25)

1 . A package sleeve made of a composite material for the manufacture of a package, comprising:

a sleeve surface with an inner partial area and with two outer partial areas,

gable surfaces and a material weakening in one of the gable surfaces, for fixing a pouring element,

a longitudinal seam which connects two edges of the composite material to form a circumferential package sleeve, and

two secondary fold lines, which run through the sleeve surface,

wherein the package sleeve is folded along two secondary fold lines,

wherein apart from the two secondary fold lines, the package sleeve does not contain any further continuous fold lines in the region of the inner partial area of the sleeve surface,

wherein the composite material includes at least one layer of paper or paperboard which includes on the edge of the longitudinal seam running within the package sleeve a liquid-tight covering to prevent leaking, contamination, and contact between contents of a resultant package and the at least one paper or paperboard layer, and wherein the composite material is stripped to include fewer layers as compared to non-stripped composite material in the region of the longitudinal seam, and

wherein the at least one layer of paper or paperboard is covered by turning over the composite material in the region of the longitudinal seam,

the package sleeve further comprising base surfaces and, wherein the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface, and

wherein the gable surface on a rear side of the package sleeve has a shorter length than the length of the gable surface on a front side of the package sleeve.

2 . The package sleeve according to claim 1 , wherein the package sleeve is folded flat along both secondary fold lines by an angle of in each case around 180°.

3 . The package sleeve according to claim 1 , wherein the two secondary fold lines run parallel to one another.

4 . The package sleeve according to claim 1 , wherein the base surfaces and the gable surfaces in each case comprise two rectangular surfaces and six triangular surfaces.

5 . The package sleeve according to claim 4 , wherein the secondary fold lines run through the point of contact of three adjacent triangular surfaces of the base surface and through the point of contact of three adjacent triangular surfaces of the gable surface.

6 . The package sleeve according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary fold lines are stamped from the inner side to the outer side of the package sleeve and/or from the outer side to the inner side of the package sleeve.

7 . The package sleeve according to claim 1 , wherein the composite material of the package sleeve has a weight in the range between 150 g/m 2 and 400 g/m 2 .

8 . The package sleeve according to claim 1 , wherein the package sleeve is open both in the region of the base surfaces and in the region of the gable surfaces.

9 . A package made of a composite material,

wherein the package is made from a package sleeve according to claim 1 , and

wherein the package is sealed in the region of the base surfaces and in the region of the gable surfaces,

wherein the package does not contain any continuous straight fold edges in the region of the inner partial area of the sleeve surface.

10 . The package according to claim 9 , wherein the partial areas of the sleeve surface adjoining the secondary fold lines are in each case arranged in an angular range between 160° and 200°, in particular between 170° and 190° relative to one another.

11 . The package according to claim 9 , further comprising lugs which are laid against the base surfaces in the lower region of the package.

12 . The package according to claim 9 , further comprising lugs which are laid against the sleeve surface in the upper region of the package.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 27, 2024
From: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
To: SIG COMBIBLOC SERVICES AG
Reel/Frame 068409/0237 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2024
From: SIG COMBIBLOC SERVICES AG
To: SIG SERVICES AG
Reel/Frame 068411/0218 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: DAMMERS, MATTHIAS; BIRNINGER, BIRGIT; MEHLER, CHRISTOPH; VETTEN, THOMAS
To: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
Reel/Frame 046951/0373 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 003 824 · Apr 4, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190337664A1 · Nov 7, 2019
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