Sonoco Development, Inc.

The present disclosure is directed to a reusable yarn carrier tube around which yarn may be wound at high speeds (e.g., within winding machines). The yarn carrier tube may include a pick-up groove having structural features configured to better snag yarn to initiate winding of the yarn around the cylindrical body of the yarn carrier tube. The structural features may include an adaptable snagging feature that is adaptable to many different yarn types (e.g., diameter, denier, texture, material). The structural features may include projections (e.g., teeth) with incremental narrowing therebetween in the direction opposite to the rotational winding direction. The teeth may increase in sharpness (e.g., decreasing radii of curvature) as the yarn moves further into the pick-up groove.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a product viewing window in a container. The container has at least a body ply and a liner ply, wherein the body ply has at least one aperture therethrough. The liner ply is adhered to the inner surface of the body ply and has a portion extending across the aperture, forming a window into the container. The method involves providing a window-finishing machine that comprises at least two platens and, optionally, a machine pocket positioned between them, a heating element extending through at least one of the platens, and a pressurized air device that is adapted to release pressurized air into the container through at least one of the platens. The container is engaged between the platens in an airtight manner and, optionally, the container window is positioned adjacent the inside wall of the machine pocket. The heating element heats the window of the container to the desired temperature, pressurized air is injected into the container such that the window is forced at least partially through the aperture of the container (and optionally into contact with the machine pocket wall), and the container window is then cooled to the desired temperature.

A system for assembling a container and closure comprising an expanding collet which has a plurality of pivoting collet segments, each configured to simultaneously pivot radially outward about a pivot point. The collet comprises a lip that is engageable with the rim of the open end of the container and an angled tip positioned radially inward from the lip and shaped to press a countersink portion of the closure against an interior wall of the container as the collet segments pivot radially outward. As the container and the chuck are brought together, the rim engages with the lips of the collet segments and causes the angled tips of the collet segments to pivot outward toward the interior wall of the container, thereby pushing the countersink portion of the closure against the interior wall of the container.

A filter core segment for use in forming a filter core is provided herein. The filter core segment comprises a male end comprising a male rib defining an outer surface and an opposite inner surface. The male end further comprises an inner support disposed radially inward from an inner surface of the male rib. The male end further comprises a first and second extension each comprising a neck extending from the inner surface of the male rib and a head attached thereto. The filter core segment further comprises a neutral end opposite the male end, and a plurality of columns extending therebetween. The filter core segment further comprises a plurality of ribs extending about the plurality of columns. The first and second extension are configured to engage a male end or a neutral end of an adjacent filter core segment to form the filter core.

A locking system for a spool comprising a barrel, a flange, and a sliding lock. The sliding lock has at least one rail that slidably engages with at least one barrel detent and at least one flange detent to prevent rotation of the flange on the barrel. The sliding lock comprises at least one arm with at least one catch. The at least one catch can be removably locked into at least one recess on the flange.

A recyclable packaging structure for use in a packaging structure. The packaging structure comprises a first structure having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a second structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface of the second structure is adhesively bonded to the inner surface of the first structure by an adhesive layer. The surface energy of the inner surface of the first structure is above 42 dyne, and the surface energy of the outer surface is between 32-42 dyne.

A paperboard winding tube of enhanced compression stiffness and resistance to deformations leading to ovality under gravity type loading is disclosed. The paperboard winding tube may include a cylindrical body wall formed from a plurality of structural paperboard layers with at least one central structural paperboard layer disposed between at least one radially inward structural paperboard layer and at least one radially outward structural paperboard layer. The radially inward and the radially outward structural paperboard layers may be formed of a paperboard ply of a first stiffness, and the central structural paperboard layer may be formed of a paperboard ply of a second stiffness that is less than the first stiffness. The arrangement of the plurality of structural paperboard layers increases the compression stiffness of the paperboard winding tube to resist deformations leading to ovality of the cylindrical body wall under gravity type loading of the paperboard winding tube.

A sprinkler assembly for a flowable product container includes a sprinkler base and a sprinkler disk rotatably coupled to the sprinkler base. The sprinkler base includes a tongue defined by a shear area and a tongue hinge, with the tongue extending upward when the shear area is unbroken, and partially detached and rotatable to an open position when force is applied to break the shear area. The sprinkler disk has a pour aperture with a complimentary shape to the tongue so that the tongue extends through the pour aperture to prevent rotation of the sprinkler disk when the shear area is unbroken and not tampered, and rotates downward when the shear area is broken to allow the rotation of the sprinkler disk. The sprinkler assembly may be fabricated from materials such as polyethylene and polyurethane.

Tub Insert System with Cross-Brace Holder for Top Loading Washer A tub insert for a top loading washing machine having a cabinet with a top opening, a lid, and a wash tub disposed within the cabinet may include a tub insert body shaped to engage the cabinet and the wash tub when the tub insert body is inserted through the top opening to substantially prevent movement of the wash tub relative to the cabinet. Cross-brace support panels having cross-brace openings extend from a top edge of the tub insert body upward through a gap between the lid and the cabinet on opposite sides of the lid. The cross-brace openings receive a cross-brace that extends across the cabinet to provide lateral support for a container in which the washing machine is shipped.

A recyclable structure and methods of forming are provided herein. The recyclable structure comprises a paper layer defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A coating layer is disposed adjacent at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the paper layer, and the coating layer is water soluble. The recyclable structure further comprises at least one second layer adjacent the coating layer.