A substantially paper-based composite container for an off-gassing product includes a paperboard can body having a substantially gas-impervious liner attached to an inner surface thereof, and a pair of substantially paper-based end closures attached to the opposite ends of the can body, each end closure defining a generally cylindrical sealing panel in contact with an inner surface of the can body. Heat-sealable materials are disposed on opposing surfaces of the sealing panel and can body. The sealing panels of the end closures are attached to the can body by heat seals. The heat seal for at least one of the end closures is discontinuous such that at least one vent channel extends through the heat seal so as to establish fluid communication between an interior of the composite container and the environment outside the composite container. The at least one vent channel is operable to vent excess gas pressure from the interior of the container.

A container includes a tray portion configured for holding and displaying product. A cover portion is seated in the tray portion for forming an enclosure around product in the tray portion. The tray portion and the cover portion have the same length and breadth. An opening of the cover portion seated in the tray portion is slotted with open ended slots to allow the opening to be biased inward for the opening of the cover to fit within and to be seated in the tray portion.

A container includes a tray portion configured for holding and displaying product. A cover portion is seated in the tray portion for forming an enclosure around product in the tray portion. The tray portion and the cover portion have the same length and breadth. An opening of the cover portion seated in the tray portion is slotted with open ended slots to allow the opening to be biased inward for the opening of the cover to fit within and to be seated in the tray portion.

The object of the disclosure is a method and an apparatus for forming a package box. In the first phase of the method, a box blank is placed at the start of the box-forming process and is brought to the conveying motion. In the next phase, the markings of the package boxes are formed. In the third phase, the box blank is folded around an inner support and its ends are fastened together into one tubular blank component. In the fourth phase, a base panel is affixed to the box frames. In a fifth phase, the package boxes are transferred for further processing according to the order. The different phases of the method also comprise at least the following actions to be taken on the basis of online data coming from the picking system: In the first phase, a box blank is selected, which forms a box frame for one or more package boxes, the width of which box frame corresponds most suitably to the online data; or a box blank is cut to the correct width according to online data. In the next phase, the necessary fold lines are formed in the box blank on the basis of online data and the necessary markings are made on each box frame to be formed from a box blank. In the third phase, the box blank is cut by means of the cutting device on the basis of online data into box frames of the height of the package boxes to be formed.

The object of the disclosure is a method and an apparatus for mechanically forming a product package box. According to the disclosure, a product package box is formed with a box-forming apparatus from a tubular sleeve folded flat, which sleeve is mechanically opened into the correct shape of the product package box and to which is affixed an essentially integral base panel. On the basis of online data coming from a picking system, for each product package box, a sleeve is selected from a sleeve bundle, the height of which sleeve corresponds most suitably to the online data, or a sleeve of suitable height is cut from a sleeve blank.

The object of the disclosure is a method and an apparatus for mechanically forming a product package box. According to the disclosure, a product package box is formed with a box-forming apparatus from a tubular sleeve folded flat, which sleeve is mechanically opened into the correct shape of the product package box and to which is affixed an essentially integral base panel. On the basis of online data coming from a picking system, for each product package box, a sleeve is selected from a sleeve bundle, the height of which sleeve corresponds most suitably to the online data, or a sleeve of suitable height is cut from a sleeve blank.

A packaging material and a cylindrical shipping box. The packaging material may be a convertible packaging material including an outer wall section and an inner wall section. The outer wall section has an outer surface formed thereon, and the inner wall section is formed of a plurality of segments. The convertible packaging material is convertible between a flat state and a tubular state. The cylindrical shipping box may include circumferential wall, a top cap, and a bottom cap. The circumferential wall is configurable in a flat configuration and a tubular configuration. The packaging material and the circumferential wall may include a plurality of triangular cells.

A container for holding at least one article includes a body extending at least partially around an interior of the container, a reclosable lid engaged with the body, a closed bottom engaged with the body, and a barrier member formed of a laminate structure defining an exterior surface and an interior surface of the barrier member and positioned in the interior of the container, the barrier member having a central portion at least partially separably connected to a marginal portion at a first line of weakening and a second line of weakening, the first line of weakening extending to a first depth from the exterior surface of the barrier member and the second line of weakening extending to a second depth from the interior surface of the barrier member, the first depth different than the second depth, the marginal portion attached to the body.

A container for holding at least one article includes a body extending at least partially around an interior of the container, a reclosable lid engaged with the body, a closed bottom engaged with the body, and a barrier member formed of a laminate structure defining an exterior surface and an interior surface of the barrier member and positioned in the interior of the container, the barrier member having a central portion at least partially separably connected to a marginal portion at a first line of weakening and a second line of weakening, the first line of weakening extending to a first depth from the exterior surface of the barrier member and the second line of weakening extending to a second depth from the interior surface of the barrier member, the first depth different than the second depth, the marginal portion attached to the body.