US3133390A
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Apparatus for sealing strip material
Assignee: MIRA-PAK MACHINERY Co Inc
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Filing: 1961-09-26
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1981-09-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William C Leasure
- 👤 Ellis T Anderson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:00
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/80; B29C66/83; B29C66/834; B29C66/8341; B29C66/83431; B29C53/00; B29C53/36; B29C53/38; B29C53/387; B29C53/48; B29C53/52; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/431; B29C66/4312; B29C66/432; B29C66/4322; B29C66/49; B29C66/82; B29C66/824; B29C66/8242; B29C66/832; B29C66/84; B29C66/849; B65; B65B; B65B51/00; B65B51/10; B65B51/24; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29L; B29L2022/00; B29L2022/02; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/712; B29L2031/7128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
PACKAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FORMER FOR SHAPING STRIP MATERIAL INTO TUBULAR FORM, A PAIR OF JAWS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF CLAMPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE TUBULAR SHAPED MATERIAL FOR FORMING A TRANSVERSE SEAL AND SEPARATING INDEPENDENT PACKAGES, MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID JAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE STATIONARY FORMER FOR PULLING THE MATERIAL OVER THE FORMER, A HEATING ELEMENT, MEANS MOUNTING SAID HEATING ELEMENT FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF HEAT SEALING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIAL, A REEL HAVING ONE END OF A TAPE SECURED THERETO, THE OTHER END OF THE TAPE BEING SECURED TO SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS WHEREBY THE TAPE IS UNWOUND FROM THE REEL WHEN SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS PULLS THE MATERIAL OVER THE FORMER, A PORTION OF SAID TAPE BEING DISPOSED BENEATH THE MATERIAL TO FORM A SUPPORT DURING HEAT SEALING, THE TAPE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
PACKAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FORMER FOR SHAPING STRIP MATERIAL INTO TUBULAR FORM, A PAIR OF JAWS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF CLAMPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE TUBULAR SHAPED MATERIAL FOR FORMING A TRANSVERSE SEAL AND SEPARATING INDEPENDENT PACKAGES, MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID JAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE STATIONARY FORMER FOR PULLING THE MATERIAL OVER THE FORMER, A HEATING ELEMENT, MEANS MOUNTING SAID HEATING ELEMENT FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF HEAT SEALING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIAL, A REEL HAVING ONE END OF A TAPE SECURED THERETO, THE OTHER END OF THE TAPE BEING SECURED TO SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS WHEREBY THE TAPE IS UNWOUND FROM THE REEL WHEN SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS PULLS THE MATERIAL OVER THE FORMER, A PORTION OF SAID TAPE BEING DISPOSED BENEATH THE MATERIAL TO FORM A SUPPORT DURING HEAT SEALING, THE TAPE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE MATERIAL.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-05-19 | 1967-11-18 | 1968-05-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-05-19 | 1971-11-18 | 1972-05-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-05-19 | 1975-11-18 | 1976-05-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |