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US Patent 4528803 - Machine for the fabrication, filling, and sealing of packages
US Patent Issued on July 16, 1985
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
August 17, 2002Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
August 17, 2002Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractBlanks are produced from a continuous sheet (3) of material comprised of plastic-coated paper. Said blanks are conveyed on an expanding mandrel carousel (13) to a bottom weld flap forming station (17) and then transferred to a filling carousel (19). The packages which have been formed from the blanks are filled at a filling station (20) and sealed at a top seam welding station (23). A top weld flap forming station (26) and a top weld flap sealing station (29) are disposed on a top forming carousel which adjoins the filling carousel (19). The finished packages are discharged at a discharge station (30), to a discharge turntable (31). The machine may be used for manufacturing packages for liquids, e.g. milk or juices. | InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/414341 filed on 08/17/1982US Classes:53/563, Forming a receptacle around a mandrel or former and removing therefrom prior to filling493/164, Assembly of plural mandrels turning about fixed axis493/247, With work turret53/284.5, Rigid receptacle53/371.9, Pivoted means to close cover53/387.4With means to heat or cool flapField of Search53/550, Longitudinal tube formed from single web53/564, Forming by opening or setting up collapsed receptacle53/568, Longitudinally prefolded web stock53/570, Bag or sack53/575, Hollow forming mandrel or plunger53/253, Rotary53/279, Plural axes53/280, Common infeed means53/462With slotted or scored wrapper blankExaminersPrimary: Sipos, JohnAssistant: Studebaker, Donald R. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2229864, 2548251, 3026663, 3559369, 3918236, 4080237Method and apparatus for sticking down fillet seam on a packageIssued on: 03/21/1978 Inventor: Deimel International ClassesB65B 3/02 (20060101)B65B 51/14 (20060101) B65B 3/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-12-17 BR |
