Press and heat sealing device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR COMPACTING AND HEAT SEALING A PRODUCT WRAPPED IN A HEAT SEALABLE FILM COMPRISING (A) A VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL TOP WALL, (B) A BOTTOM WALL, (C) VERTICAL SIDE WALLS SPACED APART AND ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE A CAVITY HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PRODUCT TO BE COMPACTED, SAID WALLS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID TOP WALL, (D) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALLS HINGED TO AN ADJACENT SAID WALL THUS FORMING A DOOR PERMITTING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF PRODUCT, (E) MEANS FOR OPENING SAID DOOR, (F) MEANS FOR SECURING SAID DOOR IN A CLOSED POSITION, AND THEREAFTER RELEASING SAID DOOR COMPRISING A FIRST ROLLER BEARING MEMBER POSITIONED ON SAID DOOR, A SECOND ROLLER BEARING MEMBER POSITONED BELOW THE BOTTOM WALL AND EXTERIOR OF THE VERTICAL PLANE OF SAID DOOR, A VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL WEDGE SHAPED LATCHING MEMBER ADAPTED TO MOVE UPWARDLY AND BEARING AGAINST SAID FIRST AND SECOND ROLLER BEARINGS TO CLOSE SAID DOOR AND DOWNWARDLY TO RELEASE SAID DOOR, (G) HEATING MEANS FOR HEATING SAID WALLS TO A HEAT SEALING TEMPERATURE, (H) MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID TOP WALL, (I) TIMING MEANS, (J) SAID DOOR HAVING MEANS COOPERATING WITH (F), (I) AND (J) TO SECURE SAID DOOR, LOWER SAID TOP WALL AND INITIATE SAID TIMING MEANS WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, (K) EJECTION MEANS POSITIONED IN A FIRST SIDE WALL OPPOSITE SAID DOOR ADAPTED TO MOVE OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST SIDE WALL, (L) AT THE END OF A PREDETERMINED DWELL TIME SAID TIMER COOPERATING WITH (F), (H), (E) TO RELEASE SAID DOOR, RAISE SAID TOP WALL AND OPEN SAID DOOR, AND (M) SAID DOOR HAVING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID EJECTION MEANS WHEN SAID DOOR IS OPENED TO MOVE SAID EJECTION MEMBER OUTWARDLY AND THUS COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY EJECT THE PRODUCT FROM THE CAVITY.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR COMPACTING AND HEAT SEALING A PRODUCT WRAPPED IN A HEAT SEALABLE FILM COMPRISING (A) A VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL TOP WALL, (B) A BOTTOM WALL, (C) VERTICAL SIDE WALLS SPACED APART AND ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE A CAVITY HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PRODUCT TO BE COMPACTED, SAID WALLS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID TOP WALL, (D) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALLS HINGED TO AN ADJACENT SAID WALL THUS FORMING A DOOR PERMITTING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF PRODUCT, (E) MEANS FOR OPENING SAID DOOR, (F) MEANS FOR SECURING SAID DOOR IN A CLOSED POSITION, AND THEREAFTER RELEASING SAID DOOR COMPRISING A FIRST ROLLER BEARING MEMBER POSITIONED ON SAID DOOR, A SECOND ROLLER BEARING MEMBER POSITONED BELOW THE BOTTOM WALL AND EXTERIOR OF THE VERTICAL PLANE OF SAID DOOR, A VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL WEDGE SHAPED LATCHING MEMBER ADAPTED TO MOVE UPWARDLY AND BEARING AGAINST SAID FIRST AND SECOND ROLLER BEARINGS TO CLOSE SAID DOOR AND DOWNWARDLY TO RELEASE SAID DOOR, (G) HEATING MEANS FOR HEATING SAID WALLS TO A HEAT SEALING TEMPERATURE, (H) MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID TOP WALL, (I) TIMING MEANS, (J) SAID DOOR HAVING MEANS COOPERATING WITH (F), (I) AND (J) TO SECURE SAID DOOR, LOWER SAID TOP WALL AND INITIATE SAID TIMING MEANS WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, (K) EJECTION MEANS POSITIONED IN A FIRST SIDE WALL OPPOSITE SAID DOOR ADAPTED TO MOVE OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST SIDE WALL, (L) AT THE END OF A PREDETERMINED DWELL TIME SAID TIMER COOPERATING WITH (F), (H), (E) TO RELEASE SAID DOOR, RAISE SAID TOP WALL AND OPEN SAID DOOR, AND (M) SAID DOOR HAVING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID EJECTION MEANS WHEN SAID DOOR IS OPENED TO MOVE SAID EJECTION MEMBER OUTWARDLY AND THUS COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY EJECT THE PRODUCT FROM THE CAVITY.