Patent · US Expired

Device for sealing two plies of film together, particularly for enclosing a foamable composition in a flexible container

US6550229B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 2001
Grant dateApr 22, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB31D2205/0047
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for sealing two plies of plastic film together generally includes an electrically conductive heating element and a rotatable support cylinder having an outer, circumferential surface, the cylinder being positioned in abutting relationship with the heating element and capable of rotating against the heating element, which is in fixed position, along a predetermined contact arc such that less than a complete circumference of the outer surface of the cylinder is in contact with the heating element.

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