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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Insinooritoimisto Pesmel Oy, Kauhajoki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53587 ; 53588 ; 53556 ;
Abstract
A device assembly for wrapping a heat sealing plastic film around an article at a packing station comprises a cylindrical member having a length greater than the width of the plastic film and movable towards and away from the packing station. The cylindrical member comprises a curved external surface, a heater mounted on the curved external surface for heating the plastic film for heat bonding the plastic film to the surface of the article, a cutting device mounted in the cylindrical member for cutting the plastic film, and a retaining device provided on the external surface of the cylindrical member for retaining the trailing edge of the plastic film on the external surface.