Elopak Systems Ag

James E Podsiadlo

Mark R Kucera

A sealing arrangement for sealing overlapped edge portions of laminates folded onto a support member. The arrangement includes a pressure pad assembly and a drive member. An elastomeric disk is retained compressed between the drive member and the pressure pad assembly. A drive unit serves to extend the drive member to thereby urge the pressure pad via the elastomeric disk into pressure sealing engagement with the overlapped laminates on the support member.

Sheet material sealing arrangement

A carton end panel folding mechanism for forcing both the leading and trailing panels of a gable top carton inwardly prior to the sealing of same. The folding mechanism includes four equally spaced blades, wherein each blade is shaped along its leading and trailing edges so as to be engaged at its trailing edge by a leading panel, forcing the leading panel inwardly and the blade forward, causing the leading edge of the next blade to engage the trailing panel and urge same inwardly.

Growing community of inventors

Walled Lake, MI, United States of America

James E Podsiadlo