A flexible package having first, second, and third flexible material layers, with the second flexible material layer being disposed between the first and third flexible material layers; a product receiving chamber having a product receiving chamber outer circumference defined by the first flexible material layer; a plurality of spaced first seals disposed around a package circumference, the first seals sealing the first, second and third flexible material layers together; a plurality of spaced second seals disposed around the product receiving chamber outer circumference, the second seals sealing the second and third flexible material layers together; a plurality of inner expansion chambers, each one of the plurality of chambers being defined between adjacent ones of the first seals; and a plurality of outer expansion chambers, each one of the plurality of chambers being defined between a second seal and an immediately adjacent first seal.

A label is provided for displaying product, marketing or other indicia or messaging on a container holder configured to secure a plurality of containers together. The label spans at least two clamp elements of the container holder to provide a platform for presenting the aforementioned indicia, and can be adhered to respective upper surfaces of those clamp elements. A container assembly having such a label, such as a six-pack of beverage cans, also is disclosed.

A package for shipping a product ordered via the Internet. The package comprising a container body, an inner label, a closure, an outer label removably attached to and covering all or part of the inner label, and a shipping label adhered to the outer label.

A deep drawing sheet packaging has a packaging body comprising a shell and a cover film. The cover film closes the shell, and the shell is formed from a deep drawing sheet. A printed material portion is arranged on the packaging body and is attached to the packaging body merely at a portion of a surrounding edge by an attachment seam.

A variable volume container, comprising: a lower portion comprising a base and four walls, the four walls extending from the base and comprising a lip at the top of the walls of the lower portion; and an upper portion comprising four walls, wherein opposing walls of the upper portion comprise one or more protrusions configured to abut the lip of the lower portion to allow the upper portion to rest upon the lower portion, to place the container in an extended position; and wherein the opposing walls of the upper portion comprising the one or more protrusions are configured to flex laterally, relative to the lip of the lower portion, to allow the one or more protrusions to be disengaged from the lip to allow the upper portion to be moved downwards relative to the lower portion, to place the container in a retracted position.

The disclosure relates to a package having a package lower part for receiving a product and having a lid part attached to the package lower part for closing the package. The lid part includes a label and a carrier layer section, wherein the label adheres to the carrier layer section, and wherein the lid part is adhered to the package lower part by means of the label. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a package.

Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.

A method for producing a packet of smoking articles, including the steps of: providing a wrapping sheet having a first layer of first material; removing a portion of the wrapping sheet to define a shaped profile; wrapping a group of smoking articles with the wrapping sheet; arranging a containing frame having an open zone around the wrapping sheet, to contain the group of smoking articles and the wrapping sheet, forming a semi-finished unit, with the open zone facing the shaped profile; supplying a sheet of a heat-sealable material having an opening; providing an adhesive label having a first layer of the first material; attaching the adhesive label onto the opening of the sheet of heat-sealable material; wrapping the semi-finished unit with the sheet of heat-sealable material, so that the layer of first material of the label faces the open zone; sealing the sheet of heat-sealable material, forming a barrier-like envelope.

A shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped and one or more expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.

A meal packaging and presentation system includes a base, a front panel connected to the base at a low front edge seam, a first side panel connected to the base at a first low side edge seam, a second side panel connected to the base at a second low side edge seam, a rear panel connected to the base at a low rear edge seam, a first top flap connected to the first side panel at a first top side edge seam, a second top flap connected to the second side panel at a second top side edge seam, a front top flap connected to the front panel at a top front edge seam, and a rear top flap that connects to the rear panel at a top rear edge. An interior meal chamber is formed between the base, the front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, the first top flap, and the second top flap when the system is in a closed state. The system is configured to transition between the closed state and an opened presentation state through manipulation of the front panel, the first side panel, the second panel, the rear panel, the first top flap, the second top flap, the front top flap, and the rear top flap.