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Apparatus for sealing a hem in a moving web of film using angularly oriented hot wheels

US4717373A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 1986
Grant dateJan 5, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S493/928
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for heat sealing a hem in a moving web of plastic film using a plurality of rollers or wheels mounted on a block at spaced locations for engaging the film along the path of a heat seal to be formed in the hem. The rollers are heated by contact of one of their sides against a heated block. The small force holding the rollers against the heated block is provided by a slight angular orientation of the roller relative to the direction of film travel.

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