Patent · US Expired

Combination tape dispenser and tray sealer device

US4002009A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
5References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1975
Grant dateJan 11, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 21, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/18
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for applying a section of pressure sensitive tape as a cover over the surface of a test tray having a multiplicity of upwardly open wells comprises a base having a sealing zone intermediate a tray loading zone and a tray removal zone. The tray is placed on a slide guide at the loading zone and moved to the sealing zone where a rotatable resiliently surfaced feed roller presses the leading end of the tape upon and along the top surface of the tray while moving the tray through the device.

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