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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Riccardo Palumbo, Arona, IT;
Jvanohe Rizzi, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
CRYOVAC, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 11/52 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 47/10 (2006.01); B65B 41/12 (2006.01); B65B 57/12 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 11/52 (2013.01); B65B 31/028 (2013.01); B65B 41/12 (2013.01); B65B 47/10 (2013.01); B65B 57/12 (2013.01); B65B 61/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A product arranged in a support can be packaged. A film is unrolled, a number of supports are progressively moved inside the packaging chamber of a packaging assembly, the packaging chamber is kept open for a time sufficient for a number of supports and for the film or for film sheets to properly position inside the packaging chamber, causing the film sheets or film portions to adapt to the shape of a cavity formed in the upper tool of the packaging assembly and the film sheets or film portions are sealed to respective supports. An apparatus can perform the above process.