Oliver Products Company

Perry R De Young

Todd A Sutton

Scott D Sikkema

A sealing apparatus includes a frame structure including a base and an actuator support extending upward from the base, a container support including a container receiver, and a heater platen suspended from the actuator support above the container support. The heater platen is shiftable between a load/unload position wherein a container can be loaded into and unloaded from within the container receiver and an associated lid can be positioned over the container, and a sealing position wherein the heater platen presses the container and the lid on the container support. The sealing apparatus also includes an actuator that includes a support structure pivotally attached to the frame and supporting the heater platen, and an L-shaped handle having a first end, second end and a pivot point located between the first end and the second end. The handle is pivotable between a first position wherein the heater platen is in the load/unload position, and a second position wherein the heater platen is in the sealing position. The actuator also includes at least one pivot arm pivotally attached to the second of the handle and pivotally attached to the support structure such that rotating the handle with respect to the frame rotates the heater platen between the load/unload position and the sealing position.

Tray sealing machine

A peripheral resilient seal, and seal and platen, the platen having a container tray receiving cavity and a peripheral groove around the cavity and receiving the seal. The seal has side ribs deformable upon insertion into the groove, and a shoulder extending beyond the groove to abut the platen.

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Ada, MI, United States of America

Perry R De Young