Inventors:
Bruce A. Waver - Cary NC
David E. Mechling - Cumberland Furnace TN
Barclay S. Hickman - Centerville TN
Assignee:
Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. - Durham NC
International Classification:
B65B 6308
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for preparing a hot melt adhesive for packaging and for packaging same and a packaged, hot melt adhesive product are provided according to the present invention. Particularly, methods and apparatus are provided for rapidly chilling and dusting a hot melt adhesive mass to provide chilled, dusted hot melt adhesive masses which can be packaged without necessitating additional packaging around or between individual masses. A resulting packaged, hot melt adhesive product includes hot melt adhesive masses packaged without necessitating packaging around or between individual masses to prevent the masses from adhering to adjacent masses or shipping containers. The hot melt adhesive masses can be removed from a shipping container and directly inserted into a hot melt adhesive processing unit for various applications without requiring removal or disposal of additional packaging.
